Episode 270
“Guild leader Yoo Ah-young.”
Taehyun called her name.
Yoo Ah-young’s nervous body trembled.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. “I think an explanation is needed.”
Yoo Ah-young’s eyes trembled slightly at Tae-hyeon’s reaction.
Because I know.
Taehyun speaks slyly as always.
‘lie.’
Now there can no longer be any doubt that it is a lie.
She is not the only one with a keen eye.
Taehyun did not miss that moment.
“What are you afraid of?”
Taehyun asked quietly.
I knew it even when I asked.
Now I can no longer hide the Archduke from her.
‘No, it’s later than I thought.’
“You didn’t respond to my answer.”
“you’re right.”
Taehyun smiled and nodded.
“Grand Duke Rosaria. I am her contractor.”
“… … !!”
That’s amazing.
“But he is also a player of New Korea.”
And it’s not a lie.
Taehyun is not a philanthropist with as much love for humanity as Ji Jin-hee.
However, he was not the type of person who enjoyed sacrificing others for his own benefit.
A business relationship that simply involves giving and receiving appropriate help.
Give and take.
That was all Taehyun wanted from New Korea.
“Since when?”
Ayoung asked back in a trembling voice.
‘From the beginning.’
That’s how I want to answer.
But I couldn’t open my mouth easily.
‘How much does she know?’
This is because it has not been properly understood yet.
But in the end.
‘You probably want to ask about the power you saw on Jeju Island.’
That is not the power of the archduke, but the power of the king.
To be exact, it was the power of a doppelganger in the world of images.
If you tell a lie, the trust you have built so far may be destroyed.
But let me explain the origin.
‘I have to tell everything.’
And I can’t help but talk about regression.
Although she shares a lot with Taehyun.
There was no need to tell me that.
“I guess that’s not what you really want to know.”
Taehyun is either a monster or a demon.
That’s not what’s important to Yoo Ah-young.
There had to be something really important to her.
really.
“What do you want to know?”
The two people’s eyes met.
Compared to Ayoung’s slightly trembling eyes, Taehyun’s eyes were unwavering.
Yoo Ah-young took Taehyeon’s bait.
“I hear a woman’s voice.”
“It’s Rosaria’s voice.”
Yoo Ah-young nodded.
“tell me. As expected, the thing that saved me back then was… .”
She recalled the moment when she was attacked by Min Ji-hong and the shadow in the labyrinth of Tartarus.
It was an injury that was not unusual for death.
The labyrinth collapsed, and the memory of Taehyeon was cut off.
It was from then on.
I started hearing voices in my head.
Rosaria began to control her desires.
Ataraxia is a skill created with the power of Rosaria.
Not long ago, the day Taehyun used ‘Ataraxia’.
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Before she fully regained her senses, she was able to meet Rosaria, who was wrapped up in a world of images.
An unstable mental world.
We exchanged a few words there.
I learned some of the secrets of the Abyss.
Rosaria is the Grand Duke.
Taehyun is her contractor.
That he is a spare part who inherited her power imperfectly.
My mind came back to me, and a sudden feeling of fear came over me.
A monster painting that is talked about in the public.
I had a feeling that my body was no different from that.
Coincidentally, on the live broadcast screen, Taehyeon and other New Korea players were slaughtering Chinese players who had been turned into demons.
A player turned into a monster.
How much is human, and how much is monster?
What about anti-aircraft contractors?
What about yourself?
Taehyun would have known.
That’s why I called the guild leader’s office using Asisat Ebi’s information as bait.
There is no place with as strict security as here.
“yes. I had her help.”
“… … !!”
Yoo Ah-young’s eyes shook violently.
“But there’s nothing to worry about. “Even though I have received the power of the Archduke, I am still human.”
“… … .”
“That goes for you too.”
Taehyun placed his hand on Yoo Ah-young’s head.
A truth that only Taehyun has been carrying in New Korea until now.
It was time to share some of it.
* * *
“Well, it’s not a bad power if you can use it properly. “If you have complete control.”
“Control… .”
Yoo Ah-young showed weakness.
A moment of wild rage against Kassim Jort.
This is because I am not confident that I can control that madness.
“There is nothing to worry about. “I won’t let you become a monster.”
“Hehe… “You say something so strange without even thinking about it?”
Yoo Ah-young tried to put on a cheerful expression.
Contrary to what he said, Taehyun’s attitude a little while ago was helpful.
“Now then, I would like to hear some information about Asisat Ebi.”
“Hmm~ Okay. “Before that, I will tell you what I just said if you promise with the oath of the awakened.”
“I think I could hear from Vice Guild Leader Jeong Han-soo.”
“Uhm… “That’s difficult.”
Yoo Ah-young’s brow furrowed.
Taehyun, who was still, sighed.
I hate hassle.
However, if I avoid her request here, the future could become more troublesome.
“great. Let’s conclude. “The Awakened Oath.”
Taehyun said casually.
‘With ‘Heart of the Demon’, I gained the canceler ability used by Ricky Harlis.’
For the current Taehyun, breaking the ‘Awakened Oath’ was not impossible.
‘If only we could stabilize Yoo Ah-young psychologically… ‘This must be a white lie.’
Yoo Ah-young, who didn’t know anything about it, made an awakened oath to Tae-hyeon.
The contents of the contract.
“If I become a monster, Taehyun Kim. “You kill me yourself.”
“… … .”
Taehyun thought for a moment.
“Of course.”
I accepted her terms.
Yoo Ah-young’s expression brightened.
This is because it is thought that a clear safety device has been established.
“They say it’s a price, but you can use Nightwalker’s information however you want.”
In exchange for honoring the false oath, he obtains Night Walker.
‘I feel like a fraud.’
Taehyun thought that for a moment.
“So where are you? Asisat ebi.”
Taehyun returned to the original purpose of coming here.
“Where Assisat Ebi is… .”
From her mouth.
An unexpected place name appeared.
* * *
“Cough… Cough… .”
When Kasim Zort coughed, blood came out.
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…” “I guess immortality has weakened.”
Kassim Zort chuckled as if it were someone else’s business.
The secret to immortality obtained through a contract with Beelzebub.
There is no way that ridiculous power is without any risk.
The price is a life that replaces one’s own death at every moment.
and.
It was a new body to replace the corrosive body and to carry his soul.
Kassim Zort called such people sacrifices.
The body Kassim Zort is currently using is one who was one of his students in the past.
The same was true for the students I am raising now.
Each and every one of them is a candidate for sacrifice.
These were people who could transform into the next Kassim Zort at any time.
Kassim Jort’s eyes turned to the screen hanging on the wall.
Every day, stories about what happened in New Korea were coming out.
“Puhuhuh. I can’t believe you’re trying to do something with such failure. “The bowl was small.”
Kassim Jort spoke of the incident caused by Lee Jeong-su as if it were someone else’s business.
Harsultan currently has a secret agreement with the Taishan Guild, the Chinese Players Association, and the Chinese government.
It is a kind of mercenary contract.
As he was unable to contact Ji-Hong Min, Jeong-Soo Lee contacted Kassim Jort first.
Kassim Zort refused on the grounds that his strength was incomplete.
After fighting with Yoo Ah-young in an imperfect body, the vitality of the body was exhausted.
Lee Jeong-su should have waited.
Until his strength fully returns.
Until Kim Tae-hyun’s hands and feet could be completely tied.
Lee Jeong-soo looked haggard as he was dragged away.
That’s it.
“Master.”
Mine Berto has come.
“Did the players attack again?”
Kassim Jort asked.
This is because we know that the World Players’ Association is currently hunting horsemen like rats with a vaccine being released.
It wouldn’t be surprising if the hideout here in Guangzhou was discovered.
“no. “A guest has arrived.”
“Hoo. “Can I get all the way here?”
If he came here, he would not be an ordinary person.
Kassim Zort smiled darkly at his first guest.
I deliberately did not ask who the other person was.
“Cluck cluck. “Take her inside.”
After a while.
A young-faced man came in with a stern expression.
“It’s a face I remember.”
Kassim Jort said as he studied the other person’s face.
“I met you once a while ago at a villa in New Korea.”
man.
Lee Jeong-jae spoke in a nervous voice.
“okay. “He was probably the son of that stupid guy over there.”
Lee Jeong-jae’s body squirmed for a moment as he saw Lee Jeong-su’s image on the screen.
It is not because he insulted his father.
It’s just that he feels strangely at the other person’s confidence in being able to casually talk about his father, whom he couldn’t even dare to look at.
“okay. “Why did you come here?”
“Give me strength.”
“Hehe… It’s strength for the demons… Aren’t you a player? “You want to walk the same path as your father.”
“no. “I am different from my father.”
“Hoo?”
Kassim Jort was interested.
As if to tell me more.
“I need the strength to overcome Kim Tae-hyun. like you.”
“Push… Hahaha… .”
Kassim Zort’s laughter filled the cave.
How creepy is the madness mixed in laughter.
Oss.
I had goosebumps all over my body.
Lee Jeong-jae quietly held back his laughter.
“It’s like God sent me a gift.”
For a moment Kassim Jort muttered to himself.
“good night. “I will make you my disciple.”
“… … !!”
Lee Jeong-jae’s eyes opened wide as the situation was resolved so easily.
This is because they were planning to take huge financial losses in case they did not accept it.
at that time.
Quaaaaaa.
A poisonous magical power bloomed from Kasim Jort’s body.
“come here. “I will stigmatize you.”
To Kassim Zort, who smiles wickedly.
gulp.
Lee Jeong-jae swallowed dry saliva and surrendered himself.
* * *
The place Taehyun stopped by was Fenghuang, China.
Although the warp gate is difficult to use due to the current situation in China and New Korea.
Fortunately, Taehyun had the ‘Apostle of the Gate’.
As I crossed the gate, I looked at the scene unfolding in front of me.
“I can’t believe you left coordinates in a mountainous area like this. After all, it’s a night walker.”
Taehyun praised Night Walker’s work and used Energy Drain.
It’s for magic detection.
Indeed, there was an irregular trace of magical power not far away.
Taehyun walked along the traces.
Did you walk for about two hours?
I was able to discover a huge barrier that was invisible to the ordinary eye.
A familiar barrier.
It was clearly Asisat Ebi’s skill ‘Separated World’.
The barrier was shaking unstably.
‘Are they in combat?’
Originally, it would have been destroyed using predation.
If that were the case, Asisat Ebi could have been harmed.
Taehyun put his hand on the barrier.
Pajik. Fazizik.
Sparks flew as her magic resisted.
Tiring.
[Skill Gate Apostle (SS) has been activated. The location has been specified.]
Quaaaaaaaaa.
A round gate appeared in the barrier, and Taehyun crossed it.
What you see is.
It was Min Ji-hong tearing off the arm of Asisat Ebi, who was completely injured.
