Chapter 1 : The Hero Slaughterer (1). (2/2)
When she first started Warlord, millions of people were curious what a talented girl like her could accomplish with the backing she had.
As if to respond to her expectations, Choi Sulyeon became one of Korea’s top players. She gathered the top players of Asia to form the Stormhunter Guild. It was with her effort that the Stormhunter Guild became one of Warlord’s Top 30 Guilds.
No one seemed to be capable of blocking her way. At least, no one was her match anywhere within Asia. Even if she were to say this herself, it would not be arrogance, but a cold hard fact.
That was… until An Jaehyun appeared.
“An Jaehyun.”
“My ears are wide open, you don’t need to say my name twice. Besides, since when did we get so close to call each other by our real names? If you don’t want me cutting off your neck and playing volleyball with it like before, then shut your mouth.”
“An Jaehyun, An Jaehyun, An Jaehyun.”
This bitch!
An Jaehyun barely suppressed himself from yelling out his thoughts. Looking at him, Choi Sulyeon let out a enchanting smile.
“So? What do you think about this situation? Cool, isn’t it?”
Four months ago, the Hahoe Mask Guild and the Stormhunter Guild clashed.
The Hahoe Mask Guild grew at an astonishing rate, and in just four years, it became powerful enough to threaten the Top 30 Guilds. The Hahoe Mask Guild’s first Champion Title Match was against the Stormhunter Guild.
They faced each other in several small clashes, and in the end, a representative from each guild fought in an one-on-one duel.
Choi Sulyeon… no, the Storm Queen Shir fought against An Jaehyun, otherwise known as the Hero Slaughterer Hyrkan.
Their live battle sold over six hundred thousand tickets. Even with each ticket costing ten thousand won, they managed to sell so much in a single week. It showed how much the world was interested in their battle.
A massive debate sparked over the outcome.
On one side was the Storm Queen, who played the game since its Beta days and never left the top 50 rankings. On the other side was the Hero Slaughterer, someone who started playing a full year after the Storm Queen, yet managed to rise to top 100 rankings. He had already slain thirty three rankers.
However, the real battle betrayed their expectations. It was nothing more than a one-sided slaughter.
An Jaehyun’s overwhelming victory.
It was as if a puppy had been paired up to fight a tiger. An Jaehyun completely dominated Choi Sulyeon.
With this victory, the Hahoe Mask Guild was no longer one of the numerous challengers for the Top 30 Guilds, but a guild that could easily enter it given the chance.
In fact, it was speculated that the Hahoe Mask would take one of the 30 broadcasting studios as its sponsor, and officially become one of the Top 30 Guilds. They only had to wait for the broadcasting studios to finish their annual Warlord Guilds Analysis. Many sponsors flocked to the Hahoe Mask Guild, while sponsors of the Stormhunter Guild slowly backed out.
‘We would’ve had a live channel in 2 months!’
All An Jaehyun had to do was wait. In just two months, he would obtain the wealth and fame he had been working for.
That’s why he couldn’t understand Kim Dongsoo.
Why would he betray him?
What would he gain from it?
There was one thing An Jaehyun knew for sure.
Choi Sulyeon. This bitch had done all this just to screw over An Jaehyun. He didn’t know what she did, but she did it to a perfection. She was thoroughly prepared to send An Jaehyun to hell.
“Don’t just glare at us, say something. How are you feeling?”
“I feel like someone chopped my head off and played with it like a volleyball. I’d imagine you know exactly how it feels like.”
“You can still joke around? Impressive.”
Choi Sulyeon’s expression changed. Her smile disappeared, and she took on a serious face befitting the guildmaster of the Stormhunter Guild.
“I’ll give you one last chance. Kneel and swear your loyalty to me. I’ll take you in, too.”
It seemed like Choi Sulyeon wanted to turn him into her slave.
An Jaehyun contemplated for a short time.
If he were to tell Choi Sulyeon to fuck off, the Stormhunter Guild would chase him to the ends of the earth to PK him. His life would become a lot more difficult. To top it off, his own Hahoe Mask Guild would be leading the charge to kill him.
The logical answer would have been to concede.
Humiliation?
Being humiliated was nothing compared to losing everything he had worked towards. If it was the old An Jaehyun, the talentless and pitiable him, then he would have cast aside his pride.
He might have even waggled his butt at the thought of serving a beauty like her. He would have crawled on the ground to show her a good performance.
No, he wasn’t any different now.
He’d lost everything with nothing to show for. All he had left was his pride.
Pride that no one cared about.
A cheap and worthless pride…
‘Never thought I’d make a self-discovery like this.’
He couldn’t do it.
An Jaehyun, although he could give his pride to a random dog on the streets, could not give it to Choi Sulyeon.
“Your answer?”
To Choi Sulyeon’s question, An Jaehyun remained silent.
“Jaehyun!”
Kim Dongsoo urged him, but An Jaehyun ignored him too. Instead, his hands quickly spun the dial on his watch.
“Ah!”
“Fuck, is he crazy?”
“Everyone get ready!”
Choi Sulyeon, Kim Dongsoo, and the rest all moved their watch dials.
When the dial pointed to the number they wanted, they shouted,
“Slot on!”
In an instant, sticky liquid poured out from their watches and covered their bodies. The liquid immediately turned into defensive items. Some wore shining suits of armor, some wore loose, fluttering clothes, and others wore uniforms giving off a holy aura.
On the other hand, An Jaehyun wore a tight fitting black leather clothing. He brought his hands next to his waist and grabbed the hanging hahoe mask.
He quickly swiped on the mask and spoke through the mouth gap.
“I’ll make you regret this day for the rest of your lives.”
The Hero Slaughterer Hyrkan!
He declared war against the Stormhunter Guild and the Hahoe Mask Guild that betrayed him.