Chapter 46: 46

“Okay . Good,” Su-hyeun thought .

It was important from now on that he slowly drew his magic to maximize the effectiveness of the catalyst . If he drew his magic too quickly, the catalyst would evaporate . At the same time, he felt the pain . It was as if his body was burning .

“Focus . I need to focus . ”

It was a pain he had been prepared for in the first place . Su-hyeun clenched his teeth and raised his magic .

Rumble, rumble—

The magic, which reacted to the catalyst, gradually grew—the size and concentration began changing .

“Good . ”

The magic wasn’t done growing yet, but suddenly it stopped . Su-hyeun was embarrassed and pulled down the moving magic .

“Did I try to make it grow too quickly?”

He had been thinking of increasing the Magic Level at the same time as the catalyst, but it did not work well .

“Then… I have to confine it first,” he thought .

The catalyst was worth two million points . He didn’t want to blow this in vain . He decided to keep it in his body before it started to evaporate .

Whoooshh—

Rumble, rumble—

The catalyst that was evenly spread through his body began to move to one side . He led it to the edge of his heart . The blood circulation would help the magic spread faster .

Zip—

Then, he encircled the area to prevent oxidizing the catalyst . With this, he did not have to worry about the catalyst disappearing .

“I wanted to finish it quickly…Oh well . ”

It seemed hard .

“Since this is what happened… I guess I will melt it for a long time . ”

John, who was the owner of the inn, Makdallum, went to room 301 . A customer was staying there who paid to stay for a week but had been there for 10 days without paying extra!

The guest had mentioned ahead of time that he would stay longer than a week, so John didn’t worry at first . But he couldn’t stand it anymore . Not just because he was behind on the payment but because also other customers started to complain about the strange smell from that room .

“What is this smell?”

John came up on the third floor and frowned . It smelled like something sour got rotten . He felt like his stomach would be turned inside out .

“Oh my god . What is this…?”

It smelled much worse than he thought . He had no idea what this customer was doing in the room .

“Seriously…!”

Bang, bang, bang—

John knocked on room 301 roughly .

“Hey, man! What are you doing inside? You haven’t paid for your extra days!”

Click—

Creak—

The old door slowly opened . John made a wry face . He was ready to nag . But soon, his frown deepened . He wanted to say something, but he could not open his mouth .

“O, oop…”

The smell in the room was more putrid than in the hallway .

“Y-yuck…!”

John shut his mouth with both hands and hurriedly went down the stairs . He had no time to argue at the moment . He had to find a restroom before he threw up .

“Umm…”

Su-hyeun looked at John’s back . He expected this, but he felt sorry .

“How long has it been?”

The process of absorbing the catalyst took a long time . He thought it would take a week at most, but he concentrated so much that he could not figure out how much time had passed . The reason why John came to his room was probably the smell .

“I guess I should pay him some extra money . ”

He did not want to run away after he made the inn smell this bad . Su-hyeun scratched his head and headed for the bathroom . First, he had to shower .

Su-hyeun paid the money he owed to John after John vomited until nothing was left in his stomach . Although he had spent two million achievement points before, the remaining points were more than enough to use on the 21st floor . When he paid extra 3,000 achievement points, John’s face lighted up quickly . That amount was equal with what he earned running the inn for a month .

“10 days…”

Su-hyeun checked the remaining time after he came back to the real world .

“Now, only 18 days left,” he thought .

There was not much time left . More time passed than he had expected . Since there was a result, the time spent was not meaningless . Now, it was time to find a way .

“Should I persuade the director again?”

If he would meet him in person, he might be able to make up more plausible reasons to persuade him .

“No… Probably not . ”

It didn’t take long to shake his head for that idea . He knew the director . He was not that kind of person . As Lee Ju-ho had experienced, the director concentrated all his thoughts on his comfort . It was a wonder how he could manage to rise that high position . He was not a person who could risk it .

“Now, what I only have…”

There was only one way he could think of . Although he told Lee Ju-ho confidently, he knew his plan was stupid and ignorant . But this was the only way .

“I guess my secluded life will be over,” he thought and scratched his head . “It doesn’t matter, though . ”

It seemed too early to reveal himself, but he had done so many things . He achieved his goal, so there was no reason to hide anymore . Above all, there was no other way he could think of .

“When things are complicated, it is best to face them directly . ”

Rattle—

Su-hyeun pushed the chair back and turned on the computer . He logged on Abyss Online and left an anonymous post .

Click, Clack—

On January 17th, a new post on Abyss Online went viral . At first, everyone ignored it . But the writing posted repeatedly, and it included detailed content . It started to have many recommendations and became a sensation . Hak-Joon was looking at the thread on his smartphone .

[Title: Anyang, January 31st . ]

*On January 31st, 6:00 p . m, there will be a terror over Anyang City . Dump Guild will create this terror . What is Dump Guild? This is the guild of terrible awakeners . It is a gathering of the worst killers . They are just hiding in the shadows now… I am writing it here, risking my life . If you live in Anyang, I recommend not being in town on that day . I hope you don’t risk your life . That would be very stupid .

“…”

It was clear how this article became popular . It was because of the Dump Guild .

“What do you think?” Jung Dong-Yeong asked Hak-Joon .

He was looking at Hak-Joon’s smartphone next to him . The question was so obvious .

Hak-Joon replied, turning off the smartphone screen . “I think it is fifty-fifty . ”

“You mean the possibility?” Jung Dong-Yeong asked again .

“Yes . ”

“Well . I guess this person is not just a grandstander since he knew about Dump Guild . ”

Dump Guild was a group that was recently mentioned among the high awakeners . They were a large guild who secretly committed crimes . Originally, the gang hid in the shadows, but as it grew, it was gradually exposed to the world . But, there were only a few awakeners who knew of its existence .

“But… Why would Dump Guild will do such things? Isn’t there a reason?”

“Yes . I think that evidence is pretty lacking,” Hak-Joon answered .

He turned his phone screen back and started to read the comments of the post . Not surprisingly, many people seemed to think the same .

-Dump Guild? What is that? I have never seen or heard of it before .

-Dump? I know them . It is not a fiction of an attention wh*re .

-Right . This is true . I think we should watch out .

-Will this writer be okay to write something like this? If it is true, watch out for black cars and walking in the night .

-But why would Dump Guild do such thing? If they’re a secret society like this post says, why would they create terror?

└Yea . That is true .

“What people think is all similar . Right?”

“I guess so . ”

“At this point, I think some people will try to figure out who the writer is,” Jung Dong-Yeong said .

At Jung Dong-Yeong’s words, Hak-Joon turned his head and looked at him . He grinned dreary as if he was up to something .

“Are you…” Hak-Joon was about to say something .

“I just wonder who found these things and wrote the post,” Jung Dong-Yeong said .

Hak-Joon was with him for quite a long time . He could tell Jung Dong-Yeong was not smiling because he felt good .

“Why…?” Hak-Joon thought, “Why does he feel so bad about this writing?”

He couldn’t tell why . It was a just post he shouldn’t think twice about . Jung Dong-Yeong would not be interested in other people’s lives . He probably didn’t have a connection with…

“Wait… Is he?” He had a light bulb moment . “Dump Guild, Ares Guild, and Jung Dong-Yeong…” The worst thought crossed his mind . He shook his head . “No, it couldn’t be . ”

Jung Dong-Yeong sent Hak-Joon to the next dungeon attack site . He also adjusted his physical condition for his trial . Jung Dong-Yeong, who came back to his office, sprawled on the sofa . He did not feel good . It was even worse recently .

“I don’t like it . ”

Jung Dong-Yeong brought Hak-Joon to raise him like a loyal dog . He saw his weaknesses and treated him well enough to forget that he was caught . He treated Hak-Joon better than other henchmen who had been together for a long time . But…

“What the hell is this fellow doing?”

Jung Dong-Yeong turned on his smartphone . On the screen was the post he saw before . It was the same post that Hak-Joon read . He was surprised to see this article for the first time . He could not believe there was someone so openly speaking about Dump Guild .

He investigated and found who the writer was; it wasn’t difficult . He just needed to track the IP address and figured out the owner of the ID . Although it was illegal, it didn’t matter . Now that he knew who the author was, there was no turning back, illegal or not .

“Kim Su-hyeun,” he mumbled .

Jung Dong-Yeong received a report from the guild members and came to think of Hak-Joon .

“I am sure… I saw them contacting each other often… Is this a coincidence?” he thought .

The noise was increasing in his brain . Jung Dong-Yeong thought about asking to Hak-Joon directly, but he could not do that now . He decided to watch what would be going on first .

“Kim Su-hyeun,” he said again .

It was urgent that he found out what his purpose was .