Chapter 218

Kill The Hero – Chapter 218 – Time Attack (2)

Translator: Seven

Editor: Ana_Banana

“Really?”

Fortaleza was a lawless city where there were constant sounds of gunfire and screams .

However, Lee Jin-ah, who had just returned to their accommodation, which when compared to the Amazon Rainforest could be called a paradise, didn’t pay any attention to the sounds from the outside as he asked in surprise .

“Are you really gonna kill that Johann Georg guy? Ah!”

He was so surprised that he hadn’t noticed the chocolate ice-cream he was eating from a large spoon slip off and fall to the floor .

“Ah, dammit! My ice-cream!”

The ice-cream that fell to the floor began to melt, and the stifling atmosphere in the room seemed to melt with it .

Of course, even in such a situation, the tenseness in Kim Woo-jin’s eyes did not decrease at all .

“The task this time is important in many ways . It’ll be an important turning point for our future . ”

This time it wasn’t just about preserving Isaac Ivanov’s reputation .

“The moment Johann Georg dies, our war with the Messiah Guild will officially begin . And it’ll be a war that won’t end until one side is destroyed . ”

Kim Woo-jin expected it to be an incident comparable with the Shooting of Sarajevo, which caused World War I .

No, he was hoping it would .

‘Then I’ll get to see Lee Se-jun’s neck . ’

It was natural for hunters to wait patiently for their expected prey to appear .

In many ways, the atmosphere had no choice but to be serious .

“…Lee Jin-ah . ”

“Y-, yeah?”

“You’re not really going to lick up something that fell to the floor, are you?”

However, when he watched Lee Jin-ah crawl to the puddle of ice-cream that formed on the floor, Kim Woo-jin couldn’t stop his body from relaxing .

When he heard Kim Woo-jin’s words, Lee Jin-ah spoke up hurriedly .

“Ah, what do you take me for?! Hey! Do you really think I’d eat something like this?! I was just trying to clean it up before it makes a mess . I definitely didn’t plan to eat the top of it or anything!”

Although he said this, Lee Jin-ah’s eyes were filled with regret .

And he was acting this way despite the fact that there were still two large buckets of the same ice-cream in the refrigerator .

Kim Woo-jin could only shake his head .

After cleaning up the ice-cream with a look of regret on his face, Lee Jin-ah finally said .

“So what does Se-chan think?”

“I haven’t managed to talk to him yet . ”

“Yet?”

“I went to the contact site but no one was there . ”

“Isn’t that dangerous?”

The communication itself wasn’t the problem .

It was slow, but there was the internet, calls, and even satellite communication was available for a fee .

The problem was that if they weren’t careful, a trail could be left .

And as Lee Jin-ah said, it could be dangerous .

“If we rush it’ll be even more dangerous . ”

Of course, Kim Woo-jin knew that the truly dangerous thing would be to behave recklessly .

“Just wait, he’ll contact you . Oh Se-chan’s abilities are amazing . ”

Above all, Oh Se-chan’s capabilities were truly top notch .

‘After all, the Messiah Guild killed Oh Se-chan for a reason . ’

Kim Woo-jin couldn’t help but wonder if part of the reason why the Messiah Guild was able to do what they wanted was because they killed Oh Se-chan .

‘He’s the best partner . ’

He was without a doubt the best partner anyone could ask for, so Kim Woo-jin wasn’t in a hurry .

“And regardless of what it is, all we have to do is prepare to fight Johann Georg in the future . ”

Fight .

Lee Jin-ah couldn’t help but give a bloodthirsty smile when he heard that word .

“We’re going to fight?”

Under the assumption that the information released was true, the strength of Johann Georg and the Ten should be really high .

After all, it was amazing that they managed to clear three 5 Floor dungeons in 72 days with a party of 11 .

“We’ve reached 6 Floors . ”

If so, were they capable of clearing 6 Floor dungeons?

Most would give the same answer .

“We’re not on the same level . ”

They were on completely different levels .

“That’s why the Lightning King wants us to fight them, isn’t it? It would be hard for us to lose . ”

As Lee Jin-ah said, that was exactly why the Lightning King had made the proposal .

In truth, if Johann Georg knew that Isaac Ivanov and his team were already capable of clearing 6 Floor dungeons, the fight would never happen .

However, this fact was only known to the members of Thunderbird .

It was like cheating in a martial arts tournament by joining a lower weight class .

“Isn’t that it?”

“That’s right . ”

Kim Woo-jin was also aware of that .

‘But even if that’s the case, Johann Georg definitely wouldn’t confront Isaac Ivanov easily . ’

The Johann Georg that Kim Woo-jin knew was not careless .

‘He hasn’t taken back the halo’s favouritism since I took it last time, so he definitely noticed . ’

After all, there was a very clear point of contact between Isaac Ivanov and Johann Georg, the halo’s favouritism .

‘It won’t be easy to create a stage . ’

Because of this, Kim Woo-jin believed Johann Georg wouldn’t easily fight against Isaac Ivanov .

‘Oh Se-chan should be working on that already . ’

That was probably why a media play was taking place at that moment .

Through the media play, the public opinion was becoming that Johann Georg was a pathetic dog who didn’t dare fight .

“Brother Se-chan will definitely lose some hair trying to organise this fight . Oh wait! He doesn’t have hair to lose! Hahahaha!”

While Lee Jin-ah was laughing about Oh Se-chan’s hair, Kim Woo-jin’s phone began vibrating .

‘Thunderbird?’

It was none other than the phone the Lightning King had given to Kim Woo-jin .

After checking the smartphone, Kim Woo-jin confirmed that he had received a text message .

[Johann Georg is asking to face off against Isaac Ivanov . ]

…

There was nothing more fun in the world than watching a fight .

[Johann Georg is confident he is better than Isaac Ivanov!]

[Johann Georg, ‘I will not avoid a confrontation with Isaac Ivanov’ . ]

[Johann Georg, ‘I’ll accept any competition in good faith’ . ]

In that sense, Johann Georg’s declaration was enough to heat up the entire world .

-Are they really going to go against each other .

-A fight between Isaac Ivanov, who can clear anything and Johann Georg, who can clear faster than anyone else!

-It’s a really big match!

Isaac Ivanov and Johann Georg, which of the two was the best?

-They wouldn’t kill each other, would they?

ㄴThat shouldn’t be the case . Didn’t Johann Georg say he was accepting the competition in good faith?

ㄴRegardless of what competition they decide to have, it’s most likely going to be in a dungeon .

ㄴWould it be something like who could clear the dungeon the fastest?

ㄴNaturally . Because they’re real players!

Above all, it was a competition that would bring everyone hope regardless of who won or lost .

This was the reason why everyone welcomed this competition .

Of course, the person who welcomed it the most was none other than Kim Woo-jin .

“Ay, the fish asked us to put the hook in its mouth before we even got a chance to pick up our rod . ”

Just as Lee Jin-ah said, wasn’t this a situation where Johann Georg had created the stage for them that they were still struggling how to make?

“All that’s left is to fight . ”

Naturally, there was no reason for them to step away from the already set up table .

‘Why?’

But Kim Woo-jin wanted to know the reason .

‘Why did he do it?’

He wanted to know why Johann Georg had made such a decision .

‘Johann Georg was never a man who’d make a hasty decision . ’

At least the Johann Georg that Kim Woo-jin knew was not someone who would make a move without a specific reason .

‘It has to be profitable in some way for him to do it . ’

He would not move unless he could gain something from it, even if it meant losing the fight .

‘Because it’s still possible to get a profit after losing…’

Lee Jin-ah looked at Kim Woo-jin, who was thinking seriously, and asked .

“Why do you look like you want to take a shit?”

Kim Woo-jin answered his question .

“I’m trying to figure out why Johann Georg is acting like this . ”

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“Obvious?”

Looking at the surprised Kim Woo-jin, Lee Jin-ah couldn’t help but speak with a smug voice as if to say, ‘you don’t even know that?’ .

“You said he was sponsored by the Messiah Guild, didn’t you? So they must’ve given him a good weapon . Your confidence rises when you get a good item, doesn’t it? And the Messiah Guild isn’t a group that is short of good items . Kuh, I envy him . I wish I had that kind of support . ”

As if intoxicated by his excitement, Lee Jin-ah continued speaking .

“Ah, now I want my own weapon . Not that battery-like Dragon Sword, but a sword that actually deals damage…”

He wanted a good weapon too!

Still immersed in his feelings, Lee Jin-ah turned to look at Kim Woo-jin .

Then he saw .

“Huh?”

Kim Woo-jin was staring at him without any expression on his face .

At that moment, Lee Jin-ah couldn’t help but feel that his gaze was eerie .

“Ah, that doesn’t mean that I’m dissatisfied with the legendary items I got or that I’m dissatisfied with you…”

Then Kim Woo-jin spoke .

“That’s it . ”

“Ah, it’s fine! You don’t need to! I just need to work harder!”

Kim Woo-jin ignored Lee Jin-ah who was trying to appear as submissive as possible .

“He wants to use this fight to rip off items from the Messiah Guild . ”

It was then .

Woowoong .

Kim Woo-jin received a text message on his smartphone .

It was nothing but a spam text that had arrived, but after checking it, Kim Woo-jin got up and quietly got dressed .

“I’m going to talk to Oh Se-chan . ”

…

“It’s been a while since I heard your voice . How’ve you been?”

-Not too bad .

“It seems you’ve been well . ”

Oh Se-chan smiled as he spoke to Kim Woo-jin for the first time in a while .

“A lot has happened in that time . Would it be fine for me to give you a brief report of the situation?”

As he spoke, Oh Se-chan picked up a fairly thick pile of documents from the desk in front of him .

-I think we can just skip the report .

“Skip it?”

-There’s something more important than that to discuss .

When he heard that there was something more important, Oh Se-chan slowly looked down at the stack of documents in his hand .

He seemed to feel despondent about the fact that his hard work would have been for naught .

Of course, the subordinates who knew Oh Se-chan’s personality knew what he was actually thinking about .

‘He’s regretting spending money for ink and paper . ’

‘He’s lamenting the fact that we’ll have to scrap the payer, making it a waste . ’

Why else would Oh Se-chan make that kind of expression?

“Is it really important?”

With that expression still on his face, Oh Se-chan asked to confirm .

-The Lightning King gave me the order to kill Johann Georg .

When he heard that, Oh Se-chan threw the documents in his hand aside without any hesitation .

“Isaac? Or Kim Woo-jin?”

-Kim Woo-jin .

“The Lightning King must have confirmed the contact between Johann Georg and the Messiah Guild . That’s why he let Isaac Ivanov go without a fight . He plans to pit Isaac Ivanov against the Messiah Guild . ”

With just the little information he obtained from Kim Woo-jin, Oh Se-chan was able to piece together the whole situation .

“Because it’s an order, it would have been impossible to refuse, so you must have demanded a price… You must have asked for something else since the Lightning King wouldn’t give you an item even if you asked for it . What did you ask for?”

-If I kill Johann Georg, Park Yong-wan might abandon me, so I asked for an important position in Thunderbird . He said he’d give me the number two position, so I agreed .

Naturally, the moment he heard that, Oh Se-chan immediately saw through Kim Woo-jin’s intentions .

“You want to eat Thunderbird too?”

-There’s no harm in having a backup .

“You’re a sniper . ’

Oh Se-chan’s expression changed to one of amazement .

He couldn’t help it .

‘Does he really intend to eat Thunderbird?’

The Thunderbird Company was a military group with basically no influence from any government .

Eating this group was not the same as securing legendary items .

‘Is he confident he can kill the Lightning King?’

More importantly, to eat Thunderbird, he’d have to first kill the leader of Thunderbird .

It meant that Kim Woo-jin was determined to do just that .

“Anyway, we’ll get to that later, the immediate concern is the challenge with Johann Georg . ”

Oh Se-chan smiled at that .

“We didn’t have to do much since he came to us on his own . ”

Then Kim Woo-jin said .

-Johann Georg doesn’t intend to beat Isaac Ivanov .

“What?”

-He wants to use this confrontation to receive more support from the Messiah Guild .

That was enough .

“Ah . ”

With the information Kim Woo-jin had just provided him, Oh Se-chan was able to get a firm understanding of Johann Georg’s plan .

“Amazing . ”

And he felt admiration .

“He’s trying to eat the Messiah Guild . ”

Eat the Messiah Guild?

From the perspective of Oh Se-chan, who knew the true face of the Messiah Guild, this was truly a chilling realisation .

Moreover, this was clearly not an impulsive action by Johann Georg .

“That’s why he attacked three dungeons in a row . ”

Johann Georg had previously attacked three dungeons in the shortest time .

“Johann Georg was already thinking about confronting Isaac Ivanov at that time, and he planned to make it a challenge of challenging dungeons consecutively . ”

And it was highly likely that that was the way he would choose to compete against Isaac Ivanov .

“That way, there’s more to eat . ”

With one dungeon, he could only receive support once, but if it was three times in a row, he would be able to receive three times the support .

“And if it was a close competition, he would receive even more support . ”

What if there was a near tie during the competition?

“No matter how upset the Messiah Guild would be, they wouldn’t be able to abandon Johann George at that point . ”

From the Messiah Guild’s perspective, they would have no choice but to continue to invest in Johann Georg .

“So in the end it will be a time attack . ”

After deducing that, Oh Se-chan relaxed in his seat .

“So what are you going to do?”

-I have to accept it .

“Are you confident?”

-It won’t be easy .

“What do you mean?”

Oh Se-chan made a strange expression when he heard that .

“You even cleared a 6 Floor dungeon, 5 Floor dungeons shouldn’t be any trouble, right?”

No matter how many 5 Floor dungeons were cleared or how quickly, they could never compare to a 6 Floor dungeon .

Kim Woo-jin explained to him .

-I’ll have to predict how long it would take Johann Georg to complete them in order to make it a close game .

That’s why it wouldn’t be easy .

“…surely…”

Oh Se-chan then realised .

“You too?”

-There’s no reason for me to watch Johann Georg eat his backers .

That was Kim Woo-jin’s intention .

-I need you to help me contact Park Yong-wan .

That was the end of the conversation .

The call ended, then Oh Se-chan’s subordinate spoke to him .

“The line disturbance is done . There were no trace attempts . ”

When he heard that the communication had ended safely, Oh Se-chan clicked his tongue instead of answering .

“That damned guy…”

After clicking his tongue, Oh Se-chan then realised one thing .

“Oops . ”

That he’d forgotten something .

“I forgot to tell him about the Lich skill . ”