Chapter 16

Kill the Hero Chapter 16

TL: Uncle Choi

Editor: Bait

In Samseong-dong, an untimely drama unfolded in an office within the 25-story building of the Phoenix Guild headquarters .

‘Yong-kyu, he was like my little brother…”

There were two actors .

Park Je-soon and Kim Woo-jin .

“I have told him time and time again that he needs to be careful…”

As one of the actors, Park Je-soon, stroked Jeon Yong-kyu’s longsword with red teary eyes, Kim Woo-jin tried to console him .

“You must be heartbroken . ”

The atmosphere of the conversation felt very awkward .

‘I wonder if that’s the reason why?’

“I’m sorry, I’m just having weird thoughts in my head . And thank you . For bringing me his will . ”

Park Je-soon made an effort to change the mood .

“No, not at all . ”

Kim Woo-jin shook his head as if he did not deserve such gratitude .

It was then that the mood became somewhat relaxed .

“Anyway, by any chance, have you seen the details of the will?”

Then, as if he was waiting for the right moment, Park Je-soon asked this question .

Kim Woo-jin answered the question while maintaining a stiff expression on his face .

“I took a peek at it to see what it was . I’m sorry . I wouldn’t have looked at it if I had known it was a will . ”

For a brief moment, Park Je-soon revealed he felt annoyed and bit his lip .

Of course, it was only for a moment .

“No, no . I’m thankful that you found the will . ”

Park Je-soon, who had already loosened his face, handed Kim Woo-jin a long sword that was a relic of Jeon Yong-kyu .

“Then please use his sword well . ”

“Yes . ”

Kim Woo-jin received the sword right away .

Now, at the moment, the two no longer had a reason to talk .

So Park Je-soon brought up a new topic .

“Do you want to join a party by any chance?”

Upon hearing the question, Kim Woo-jin replied with his head down while revealing shame .

“Ah, about that… I don’t know if you know about this, but I don’t have a party right now because of some incident . To be honest, I’ve never actually been offered to join a party . ”

“What kind of incident?”

“Well…”

Kim Woo-jin, who seemed hesitant continue the conversation, looked extremely miserable .

Park Je-soon immediately gave an offer to Kim Woo-jin without any hesitation .

“Would you like to join my party?”

“Really?”

Kim Woo-jin looked startled, almost as if he had been hit by a surprise punch in the pit of his stomach .

Park Je-soon smiled lightly at the amusing reaction .

“There’s an open spot in the party . It was a spot that Yong-kyu was supposed to fill after he cleared the dungeon . Perhaps, this is also fate . ”

“But my skills are not that good . ”

“I don’t care if your skills are good or not . Who would need to join a party if everybody was good? It’s your answer that counts . ”

“I’m offering you to join my party, and all that matters is your answer . ”

Faced such a choice, Kim Woo-jin said with determination .

“If you allow me to join the party, I’ll do my best . Even if it means putting my life on the line . ”

“Congratulations on joining our party . ”

Park Je-soon reached out his hand toward Kim Woo-jin, and Kim Woo-jin grasped it with both hands .

It was a scene reminiscent of a boss and his new employee .

‘That’s it . ’

Finally, Park Je-soon knew that his scenario was complete .

‘It’s been handled cleanly . ’

He also gained some room to breathe in his heart .

“Feel free to ask me if you need anything . I’ll do whatever I can to help you . ”

Park Je-soon, who has never helped anyone in his life, said such a thing due to his mind and heart becoming at ease .

“Is anything alright?”

“Yes, of course . I can even give my life to a party member if necessary . ”

Kim Woo-jin, with a trace of admiration, requested from Park Je-soon .

“Then, can you lend me some money?”

“Huh?”

It was handled swiftly .

It only took three days for Kim Woo-jin to officially join Park Je-soon’s party and have everything settled .

‘A 100 million won deposit . ’

The amount of money that Kim Woo-jin borrowed from Park Je-soon was 100 million won .

‘The dungeon is… 1 floor . ’

Then Woo-jin received the Dungeon report .

[Troll Hunt]

Dungeon Floors: 1 Floor Dungeon Difficulty: C-Rank Dungeon Capacity: 6 People Entry Condition: Must be Lv20 or below Clear Condition: Hunt 4 trolls

Troll hunt .

As soon as Kim Woo-jin saw this, he smiled .

‘It’s an illegal dungeon . ’

The bodies of the monsters hunted in a dungeon were usually useless .

The skin or flesh of an orc or goblin was no different from garbage .

However, the bodies of certain monsters were worth a lot of money .

Trolls were a good example .

Troll’s blood was useful in many fields due to its healing properties .

‘As for the Lv 20 trolls that appear on the first floor… the price is about 10 million won per liter I think?’

Therefore, even the lowest level of troll’s blood cost around 10 million won per liter .

Also, the amount of blood that one could harvest from a troll was more or less 15 liters .

Which meant that each troll could be traded for 150 million won per troll .

The bodies of four trolls alone was worth more than half a billion won .

That was not a paltry amount .

Furthermore, the trolls were not the only source of money . If a decent item drops as well, you can expect tens of millions of won .

In other words, it meant that one could expect at least 500 million won from the dungeon .

That’s why Kim Woo-jin was convinced that the dungeon was illegal and was traded for illegally outside the guild .

‘There’s no way this dungeon was left to the guild . ’

In the case of lucrative dungeons, they would disappear as soon as the government published an announcement .

Isn’t it a dungeon that doesn’t need compensation in the first place?

Therefore, dungeons like this were never reported to the government .

As mentioned earlier, there was a trade between players and brokers .

‘There was nothing better than this for creating slush funds . ’

In reality, clearing a dungeon then receiving a successful payment from the guild does not give much benefit to the players .

If you clear a dungeon under the control of a guild, the number of monsters the player captured and the items the player retrieve are recorded . It wasn’t without reason that the support teams were so desperate to write a report .

Also, under the contract, anything that comes out of a dungeon can only be traded through the guild .

This meant that the income of the player is recorded as well .

No one likes paying taxes no matter how much the government lowers the rate of the players’ income tax .

It was a situation where a black market would be created no matter what .

‘Also, the government doesn’t intervene . ’

The government tolerated the black market .

Nevertheless, the government’s profit from clearing the dungeons was enough, and it would be a shame to give up all the bribes to close each other’s eyes .

‘But to see that they are attempting to clear this kind of dungeon right after I joined…’

In this sense, Kim Woo-jin was impressed by Park Je-soon’s ability to secure the dungeon .

‘It looks like there’s a strong line behind him . ’

To be exact, Kim Woo-jin was impressed by Park Je-soon’s connections that allowed him to acquire such a dungeon .

‘Caught a decent prey by the tail . ’

Kim Woo-jin, who put down the dungeon report, thought about what’s going to happen momentarily .

The situation was clear .

‘All that’s left is…’

The only thing that was left was for Park Je-soon to contact Kim Woo-jin soon, explaining the dungeon, and advising him not to tell the guild of the dungeon because it is illegal and to not leave any traces .

He will also add how he acquired the particularly lucrative dungeon just for a urgent need .

Then was only one thing Kim Woo-jin had to do .

Nodding and looking at him as if he were his savior .

‘The last act . ’

To Kim Woo-jin, it was the type of skit that he was best at .

Cheongwon-gu, Chungcheongbuk-do .

This place used to be a driving academy a long time ago, but only a scrap heap and broken used cars were left around .

A Damas appeared in a place where no one would notice even if a man died while screaming .

TurTurTur, the appearance of the cars and their breathtaking noise reminded one of beasts unknowingly entering their graves .

Soon, people started getting out of the car, one by one .

The people who appeared were specially equipped .

There wasn’t anyone in a normal attire .

Everyone wore armor made of leather or metal and wore medieval weapons such as knives or sticks, axes, and bows on their backs and sides .

What was even more unusual was that the weapons they were holding were automatic rifles or guns .

“Clear . ”

“Clear . ”

Soon, wary men holding their gun scanned the area with their eyes and all focused on one place .

They noticed a distorted space between the parking spaces .

It was a dungeon gate .

“Hyung-nim, there it is . ”

“Yeah . ”

The last one to get out of the car, Park Je-soon, also checked the gate and nodded .

Then a man with his head down asked Park Je-soon a question in a careful manner .

“Excuse me, but isn’t it more beneficial to just hang around here and catch a troll?”

Hearing the question, Park Je-soon chuckled lightly .

“Don’t be so greedy . We would lose a lot if even one troll escapes outside . ”

“Ah . ”

“Oh, and trolls are hard to catch with a gun . There’s nothing we can do if we miss it even once . So be sure to handle it when you can . Also… you know what to do, right?”

“Of course . ”

Park Je-soon, who was speaking, secretly turned his head .

The man, who was speaking with him, looked as well .

They looked at the nervous young man like hyenas who found a wounded deer . ‘By all means, I have to make sure everything goes accordingly . ’

Park Je-soon, who was looking at Kim Woo-jin, clenched his teeth .

‘My fucking 100 million won . ’

It was none other than the 100 million won he lent Kim Woo-jin .

He couldn’t help but lend him the money .

To resolve Kim Woo-jin’s suspicions and to take him to the next world with certainty, an irresistible bait was needed .

However, no matter how well a player makes money, 100 million won was not a small amount . Even if he were to hunt trolls .

Although trolls were a good source of money, it was also a monster that was too strong for a gun to handle .

Physical damage was ineffective, but they could be killed with close-range flame magic from a mage .

In other words, the danger for those who had to distract, fight, and lure them would increase substantially . If Park Je-soon was not a mage and didn’t have to draw the trolls’ attention while fighting, he would have never come to this dungeon .

‘Damn it . ’

At the fact that he lent 100 million won to someone he was going to kill agonized Park Je-soon .

‘Let’s just say it’s the price for his life . ’

Park Je-soon tried hard to console himself .

Kim Woo-jin came before him .

Kim Woo-jin first bowed .

“Thank you . To think that you would go this far just for me…”

At the sight, Park Je-soon pounded Kim Woo-jin’s shoulder .

“A party member is the same as family . Don’t bow over a small matter like this . ”

“Still, you got an illegal dungeon just for me . Furthermore, you lent me a lot of money as well . ”

Once again, when the money was mentioned, Park Je-soon Could barely keep his face calm .

“Do a good job this time and pay it back . If this dungeon is cleared properly, at least 50 million won will fall to every member . ”

“Thank you . I will work hard and pay you back . ”

The way Kim Woo-jin looked at Park Je-soon was like a believer looking at a savior from heaven .

That level of respect made Park Je-soon want to ridicule him .

‘I will be able to collect about 100 million won from all the items he will drop after killing him anyway,’

Kim Woo-jin asked Park Je-soon a question .

“By the way, did anyone have any complaints? For going this far for my sake…”

In response, Park Je-soon shook his head .

“No such thing would ever happen . On the contrary, everyone listened to your story and readily agreed . Wasn’t that what happened, Ilsu?”

In response, a big man who called Park Je-soon “hyung-nim” a little while ago, nodded his head . “By all means . It’s just helping a new member of the family, we can at least do this much . Everyone feels the same way . ”

Immediately, there were words of agreement .

“I’d have to agree with you . As soon as I heard the story, I knew I had to help . ”

“Just buy me a drink later . ”

“Yes, the youngest will buy our celebration drink if he comes out alive!”

All the people who spoke glared at Kim Woo-jin .

It was the glare of a snake looking at a mouse in a corner .

‘So everyone agreed, aight . ’

Despite noticing the glares, Kim Woo-jin replied with a smile .

“Please take good care of me, I look forward to working with you all . ”

Kim Woo-jin’s fourth dungeon hunt just got started .