Chapter 111

Chapter 111: Party (3)

There were some familiar faces .

The guild masters of the Five Guilds . Among them was a face that I knew .

Alin . The woman who led the Dambi Guild . In my previous life, she had suffered serious burns from the creatures in my dungeon and kept chasing after me to her death . Two years ago, she also failed to scout me .

Alinli was wearing a white dress and came up to me first .

“Nice to see you . It has been a while . ”

Kim Yong-woo quickly shook her hand and said .

“Haha . How are you?”

“I shouldn’t lie . This year is a little…there was a lot of work . ”

The emergence of the angels . The gathering of creatures . The monster wave . Every day was hectic . Countless Awakened died and the guilds suffered a considerable blow .

“But the Dambi Guild seemed to have fared well . ”

“I was lucky . By the way, shouldn’t you introduce the people behind you?”

She peeked at me slyly .

Alin’s gaze was complicated . Was it regret for missing the fish? A mixture of annoyance and self-deprecation . In many ways, she was filled with both love and hatred .

“This! I was too short-sighted . ”

Kim Yong-woo turned to introduce me .

“Ahem…can you give me some time?”

A bald man wearing sunglasses approached . He caught my eyes and laughed .

“I won’t fall again today . ”

The bald man spoke in a friendly manner . I frowned slightly .

“Who?”

“Oh, you don’t seem to remember . I thought I gave a strong impression…it was two years ago but I didn’t forget . I went to scout you two years ago . I am Park Min-woo, leader of the Arirang Guild . ”

Arirang Guild . It was also one of the Five Guilds . No matter how I looked, I couldn’t remember him .

Then another person jumped in .

“Omo, why are you talking among yourselves?”

Wavy, long hair and glamorous lips . Park Min-woo sighed as the woman in her mid-30s approached .

“Miss Kim . I came here first . Don’t you know the order?”

“There is an order to greet someone?”

“Why shouldn’t there be an order when doing greetings?”

“I don’t care!”

The woman pushed aside Park Min-woo and smiled at me .

“Hoho . You are the leader of the raid group Devil Hunters? I am the master of the ‘Sorigo Guild,’ Kim Suk-soo . I sent you a letter two years ago…do you remember?”

Sorigo was also one of the Five Guilds .

“I don’t remember . ”

But I still had no clue .

I searched through my memories but there wasn’t anything .

“Pink envelope, lipstick mark, love . Nothing comes to mind?”

“If there was such a thing then it is gone . ”

“Ah…was I too intense?”

Kim Suk-soo moaned and slipped into the background as Kim Yong-woo exclaimed .

“No, what are you guys doing?”

Park Min-woo spoke like it was deplorable .

“I’m sorry but please be a little understanding . Devil Hunters is the number one raid group in South Korea and everyone wants to meet the strongest Awakened . Don’t you know how rarely he is seen?”

“Don’t you have any dignity? The guild masters of the Five Guilds should maintain an order . ”

“Miss Kim, did you hear? The guild master of Heaven’s Will is telling us that there is an order . ”

Kim Yong-woo’s face was flushed . Somehow his expression seemed like he was used to this .

Jaengurang!

Then the sound of a dish breaking could be heard in the middle of the party .

“Che! Today’s food tastes bad . ”

Naturally all eyes were directed towards a young man who was complaining furiously . Other young people were gathered around him . However, everyone looked nervous .

“He broke it . Ahyu~”

Yoo Eun-hye clicked her tongue . She wasn’t interested in the youth, but the mood was now tense .

“What is going on?”

“Listen for a while . ”

Yoo Eun-hye slightly lowered her posture and talked stealthily .

“…That young man brimming with ambition is the only child of Chairman-nim . Half a year ago, he became an Awakened and used his money as a seed to start a guild . ”

“Seed?”

“Well, it was for his own self-interest . He wanted to cause an uproar like the Five Guilds, but failed . Even today, he didn’t receive an invitation . He is just trying to get attention, don’t give it to him . He will just give you a headache . Okay? You absolutely can’t . ”

Yoo Eun-hye emphasized . But I didn’t understand things like this .

The cool atmosphere quickly disappeared . The guests held hands with each other, danced or had conversations while sipping glasses of wine . However, my face was still stiff .

‘Human parties are quite different from what I know . ’

That’s right . I felt goose bumps . I now knew the definition of ‘party . ’ I had no idea it would have such a friendly atmosphere .

Basically, I had never participated in a party as a human . I didn’t know, so I had let Yoo Eun-hye lead me . I intended to follow the basic ‘rules . ’ But…the party only involved dancing and chatting, so I was disappointed .

I was born on the battlefield in the Demon World . Despite being a dreary place, even the low level demons lived well . In particular, the party held once a year was enough to be called the salvation of their lives .

“Captain-nim? Where are you going?”

Yoo Eun-hye’s eyes widened . She had wondered about my mood while the guild masters were trying to talk to me . But now I was walking forward towards the young man .

South Korea’s leading corporation, Ilsung group . The Chairman Sung Hwi-jang was arrogant and only did as he pleased . His behaviour seemed like there was nothing to fear in this world . The only ones in his eyes were the guild masters of the Five Guilds .

He just enjoyed everything in the vicinity . I hated people like this . The original Earl Brigsiel that I killed in the Demon World had a similar nature . He was someone who believed in ‘good blood . ’ I couldn’t stand people like that . He would ridicule his enemies whenever there was a fight .

“Yesterday I hunted the orcs alone . They were noisy and kept saying chwik chwik . I cut their throats and everything became quiet . ”

“Gyu-taek . Did you really hunt orcs alone? They look scary…it would be difficult to catch them . ”

“Wah~”

Sung Gyu-taek . That seemed to be the young man’s name . He was busy telling stories to the women surrounding him .

“Those guys aren’t my opponent . I managed to reach the 5th floor . Understood? The 5th floor . ”

“Yes . I’ve heard that harpies and mud golems are found there . The Devil Hunters raid group also struggled . Gyu-taek, be reasonable . ”

“What? You don’t think I can catch creatures like that? Are you ignoring me now? If Devil Hunters succeeded then I can as well . They are just lucky to become famous, but the Awakened in my guild are much stronger . ”

His inferiority complex exploded . In his words, Devil Hunters were ‘lucky’ to become famous . The woman, who was sweating, opened her mouth but couldn’t say anything . The attention on Sung Gyu-taek didn’t last long .

All eyes were on me . Both men and women .

“Ah…”

And all the women around Sung Gyu-taek showed an expression of ‘oops . ’ All of them were well aware of the members of Devil Hunters . Even so, Sung Gyu-taek’s back was to me as he kept on talking . There was no reason for me to tolerate it .

Sung Gyu-taek turned his gaze towards me now that I came closer . He didn’t seem to like me and spoke with a frown .

“What…cough!”

Bam!

But I didn’t give him a chance . There was a short and concise sound as all eyes around me widened .

The chairman’s pampered son was lying on the floor with a bleeding nose!

This party was in the house of Chairman Sung, so the aftermath wouldn’t be small . ‘Why?’ filled their heads but they couldn’t readily ask the question .

“Y-you dog bastard!”

Sung Gyu-taek wiped his nose with the back of his hand and stood up . His face turned red and his right hand quickly clutched a sword .

“How funny . ”

A mocking smile was on my face .

As far as I knew, a party…

It was a place to compete with each other in skills .

One day every year . It was a day when everyone was equal in battle . I could request duels with superiors in an attempt to kill them . If a duel was refused then they would be attacked by all the demons around them .

There were bad humans so I expected a similar scene here, only to end up disappointed .

There was a small break, but now it was time to have a bit of fun .

“What? Is this funny?”

Sung Gyu-taek stood up with anger in his eyes . He couldn’t accept such treatment . He aimed his sword at me . However, it didn’t connect with anything .

Ppak!

“Eh eh?”

The blink of an eye . Sung Gyu-taek lost his centre and collapsed . But he couldn’t understand why he collapsed . He only realized I hit him in the back after feeling the intense pain .

‘How?’ Sung Gyu-taek questioned how I got behind him before falling unconscious .

Chaeeng!

People hovered around Sung Gyu-taek . Sung Gyu-taek’s guild members quickly pulled out their swords from the scabbard .

“We won’t excuse any more acts of violence . ”

“Acts of violence…if you can’t forgive it then try and stop me . ”

I smiled, revealing my teeth . They weren’t even worth considering . There were very few strong Awakened among them . It was the same for Sung Gyu-taek .

Tension started spreading . Many people were aiming their swords at me .

“Even the captain of Devil Hunters can’t deal with so many people…!”

“No?”

I pushed against the ground . My sword sliced through all the Awakened rabble . There were dozens of them . Using only a little bit of power was sufficient .

I would create a fun party atmosphere .

After a while, those remaining at the party couldn’t help freaking out at the scene .

Dozens of Awakened were kneeling .

In less than five minutes . In addition, I still didn’t look tired .

Those who saw me moving for the first time had their mouths gaping open .

“Stop!”

A large number of bodyguards appeared at the entrance in order to stop the situation . And there was a bald man with a big belly in front of them .

His body trembled as he saw his son and the Awakened collapsed on the ground . He urgently sent a bodyguard to check his son was still alive as anger filled his face .

“Who dares cause a riot like this?”

But he didn’t take action immediately . A wise decision .

“Randalph . I am the captain of the raid group Devil Hunters . ”

Tak!

Kim Yong-woo slapped his forehead in the distance .

The chairman formed tight fists .

“Your name is comparable to a celebrity these days . However, you can’t act freely just because of your name . If you don’t explain things properly then you might not leave here alive . ”

The bodyguards drew their guns from the holsters . Guns were originally illegal, but this was a different world . Now it was common for people to be in possession of a firearm . Much less Chairman Sung who always had bodyguards with him .

However, none of them would be able to hurt me .

“I don’t like this party . ”

“…What?”

“I’m not laughing . ”

Cheok . I took one step closer . The atmosphere became even more tense .

“South Korea and the world is entering the path of destruction . A large disaster that can’t be compared to simple orcs will be coming soon . Yet all of you are in a luxurious mansion and only care about singing, dancing and drinking . No one even pointed out this issue . It is a deplorable charade . ”

I clicked my tongue .

My interview with the reporter had spread across the country . I also said that a monster wave would soon happen . Chairman Sung and the people here must have heard it .

But…people were playing around in this place . They should be busy planning operations and keeping an eye on the dungeon . This meeting was just a shell . It was absolutely useless .

“You don’t know? Or are you pretending not to know? South Korea’s power has reached a cliff . Angels appeared, creatures gathered and there will be a monster wave in a few months . The number of Awakened lost in Saudi Arabia also can’t be ignored . Things will worsen over the next few months . How many safe days do you think you will have once a monster wave happens?”

It was apparent that many humans would die . This was a time for the officials to be tightening their belts and conserving their power .

Everyone was silent . Those familiar with the situation had a gloomy expression on their faces . It was the same for the guild masters .

I took one more step .

“There is already an insufficient amount of preparation time . There is no time to waste celebrating in a place like this . I saw signs that a monster wave is going to happen with my own eyes . The only way to stop it is to jump into the fire . I wanted people to be resolute and willing to participate but…it is disappointing . ”

Kyaooooh!

Lightning God cried out .

Everyone was overwhelmed by its shape . Many of them were surprised . Lightning dragon . The dragon had appeared when the angels were fighting the creatures . They never imagined that it would emerge here .

One last step and I stood in front of Chairman Sung .

“Get out of the way . I have no intention of being complacent . ”

* * *

At that time .

Yihi poked the flesh .

“Hehe . Are you hiding something from Yihi?”

Thanks to becoming an Origin Fairy, Yihi could now reliably see through things . And she realized that the flesh had something hidden .

“Tell me . Yihi won’t hurt you ~”

Kkuok! Kkuok!

The flesh continued to flinch back as he was poked . But he didn’t bring out the hidden item .

“Bah, I’ll say this . Do you really want to continue keeping it from Yihi?”

Yihi pledged to tear the flesh apart as she went back to the Tree of Origin . She intended to seek the opinion of the Dungeon Master but he was long gone .

Therefore she got a sharp root from the Tree of Origin .

“I’ll say this right now . Yihihi . This will hurt a little bit!”

Kkumdul!

The flesh instinctively perceived the threat to his life and moved quickly . But it wasn’t enough .

“Flesh . You should have brought it out . This isn’t Yihi’s fault . ”

Yihi was grasping a sharp root . She intended to split apart the flesh to find the hidden item .

Puok!

Yihi gave a cruel smile and pierced the heart of the flesh with the root . But…she couldn’t separate the flesh .

A bright light poured out from the area where the root pierced the flesh .

Hwaaack!