Chapter 22 (2/2)

“Your equipment really caught our eye, so we did a little investigation . Your daddy turned out to be someone crazy! Yoojin Construction’s chairman, Yoo Myunghan . ”.

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“So- so what?”.

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“Well, we’re giving you a chance . We have some things we want to talk over with your daddy . But if what happened here got out, our situation would become a little uncomfortable . So if you want to live, become our accomplice . ”.

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“An accomplice?”.

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Hwang Dongseok raised his chin towards Jinwoo . At his unpleasant gaze, Jinwoo grimaced . .

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“Kill Sung Jinwoo . ”.

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“What?”.

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Yoo Jinho panicked, but Hwang Dongseok looked at his face and laughed . Their original plan was to kill Jinho as well . But they had discovered that Yoo Jinho’s father was the chairman of one of the top construction companies of the country . With that in mind, a devious thought came to him . What if they filmed Yoo Jinho killing Sung Jinwoo, and used that to blackmail Yoo Myunghan?.

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‘Yoo Myunghan’s known net worth is about 10 trillion . ’.

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If everything went right, they could earn several times more than what they would’ve gotten from the mana crystals . .

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“That is your way out of here . We’ll let you live if you kill Sung Jinwoo with your own hands . Otherwise, we’ll kill you both . ”.

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Hwang Dongseok’s eyes became murderous . .

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“What are you waiting for? No one’s going to know what happened in a Dungeon anyways . Is a D-rank cowering before an E-rank?”.

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Yoo Jinho looked to his side . Jinwoo just shrugged in response . “Do what you want” was what he was telling him . Yoo Jinho took out his sword with a determined face . .

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‘Looks like he made his decision . ’.

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Hwang Dongseok smiled . .

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But the results were not what he expected . .

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Yoo Jinho took his sword and stood at Jinwoo’s side . .

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“Oh? Going to team up against us?”.

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Hwang Dongseok spoke to himself . The young master sure got gutsy after luckily taking down a C-rank boss . .

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Jo Gyuhwan whispered to him from his side,.

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“Hyung, what should we do?”.

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Hwang Dongseok whispered back,.

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“For now, take care of Sung Jinwoo . We’ll hold on to Mr . Moneybags for now . Our loss was too big today . ”.

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“Got it . ”.

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A bright light appeared in Jo Gyuhwan’s hands . Jinwoo’s eyes narrowed . .

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‘So we’re doing it this way, after all . ’.

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This would be his first time fighting a Hunter . However, he had no plans on being merciful to those who had threatened his life multiple times . .

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Suddenly!.

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ring~.

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The electronic sound rang in his head . .

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An emergency quest has been created . .

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‘Emergency quest?’.

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He raised his head . He did not give the command to open it, but the quest screen had opened up on its own . This was the first time this had happened . .

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Emergency Quest: Deal With The Enemies!.

Those with murderous intent towards the ‘Player’ have been detected . Ensure your safety by dealing with these enemies . .

Enemies to deal with: 8.

Enemies dealt with: 0.

Non-compliance will result in a penalty . .

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Jinwoo’s eyes were open wide . .

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‘The quest requires me to kill Hwang Dongseok’s entire party?’.

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Something behind the screen flashed . It was the arrow of light released from Jo Gyuhwan’s hands . .

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Bang!.

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Jinwoo’s body was thrown from the explosion and crashed into the wall with great speed . .

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Slam!.

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The wall broke apart on impact and the pieces landed on Jinwoo . .

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“Hyungnim!”.

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Yoo Jinho tried to run to Jinwoo in panic, but Hwang Dongseok stopped him,.

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“Yoo Jinho!”.

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Yoo Jinho flinched and stopped . .

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“You better not pay any mind to a dead person and come here . ”.

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Hwang Dongseok gestured him to come over . Yoo Jinho turned and looked at where Jinwoo was . Like Hwang Dongseok said, Jinwoo was buried in rocks and did not appear to be moving . .

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“You… you murderers…”.

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Tears gathered at the corner of Yoo Jinho’s eyes . Hwang Dongseok and his party laughed at his words . .

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It was the truth, after all . They lost count of the number of people they had killed in Dungeons . .

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As they laughed at Yoo Jinho, Jinwoo was questioning his eyes below the rubble . This was because the quest’s contents were changing before his eyes . .

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Emergency Quest: Deal With The Enemies!.

Those with murderous intent towards %*@## have been detected . Ensure your safety by dealing with these enemies . .

Enemies to deal with: 8.

Enemies dealt with: 0.

Non-compliance will result in #$%^%@$#$%#^ ! ^&#$%^$ . .

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Several of the letters broke apart and reformed into new words . .

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Emergency Quest: Deal With The Enemies!.

Those with murderous intent towards you have been detected . Ensure your safety by dealing with these enemies . .

Enemies to deal with: 8.

Enemies dealt with: 0.

Non-compliance will result your heart stopping . .

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It was a very clear threat, “I’ll kill you if you don’t do the quest . ”.

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‘Kill if I don’t want to be killed?’.

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It was a shocking message, but his confusion did not last long . The confusion quickly turned to comfort . He could not believe it, but it was true . From the day the quests and stat screens appeared, a single thought had plagued Jinwoo’s mind . .

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“What if this strange occurrence ends?”.

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If all this happened out of coincidence, could it end just as suddenly?.

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Such worrisome thought always followed him . .

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But now, with the appearance of this quest, he obtained a certainty . .

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This was neither coincidence or kindness . .

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If the System came to him out of some kindness, it would’ve given him the option to avoid the danger . It would not use a penalty to force him to kill . .

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The System had a goal . .

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Not “to make Sung Jinwoo become strong”, but “need Sung Jinwoo to become strong” . .

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‘Depending on the situation, even kill fellow Hunters…’.

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That was what he gathered from the appearance of the quest . .

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Still, Jinwoo found comfort in the thought . .

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‘Thank god . ’.

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Because it was not a coincidence . .

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There was a clear purpose . .

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Every time he faced danger, he wanted to become stronger . He wanted the opportunity to rise above his life that felt like holding onto the edge of a cliff . And on that day, in the most dangerous moment of his life, the opportunity came to him . .

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The System’s goals were perfectly aligned with Jinwoo’s desires . .

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‘The System uses me, and I’ll use the System . ’.

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That’s all he had to do . As long as it had a goal, he would be able to hold on to this phenomenon . .

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Jinwoo rose from the rubble . .

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Health: 1360 / 2600.

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He really did get hit by a C-rank Hunter’s magic . A single hit took half of his life down . There was no room for error going forward . A coldness crept into Jinwoo’s eyes . He began to walk towards Hwang Dongseok . .

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“What?”.

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Having surrounded the cowering Yoo Jinho, Hwang Dongseok’s party noticed Jinwoo . .

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“What the, he’s alive?”.

“Gyuhwan hyung, looks like you’ve lost your touch . ”.

“How embarrassing, against an E-ranker, too . ”.

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Hwang Dongseok scratched his chin,.

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“Gyuhwan, do it right next time . ”.

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Jo Gyuhwan’s face reddened with embarrassment,.

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“I-I got it . ”.

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No . He definitely used his most powerful spell . It was an attack that used up a third of his magic power, how could he get up? Did he miss? No, if he missed, it wouldn’t have made such a loud sound . He had many questions but did not get the chance to ask . .

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Because Jinwoo was the first to speak,.

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“You’ve played with people’s lives . ”.

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Hwang Dongseok’s group’s eyes were fixed on Jinwoo . Jinwoo stopped before them . Yoo Jinho was surprised, but the other Hunters were nonchalant . Few of them even had a mocking expression . .

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Jinwoo continued dryly,.

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“You’re ready to pay the price, right?”.

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At that phrase, Hwang Dongseok snorted . .

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“The hell is this fucker saying?”.

“Hyungnim, I got this . ”.

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A Hunter with narrow eyes went over and draped an arm around Jinwoo’s neck . .

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“It looks like you’re not really understanding the situation here,”.

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The narrow-eye’s expression became strange as he put strength on his arm . .

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‘ . What? Why is he not bending?’.

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He used all of his strength to try and put Jinwoo in a headlock, but no matter how much he flexed, Jinwoo’s body did not bend . .

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Wasn’t this fucker an E-rank?.

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The narrow-eye’s brows moistened with cold sweat . .

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‘What’s with this pow-’.

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slash . .

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The narrow-eye’s head fell onto the ground . .

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thud.

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“J-Joontae!”.

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Hwang Dongseok’s eyes shook . .

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“Wait, what?”.

“When did that fucker get a dagger?!”.

“Where did it come from?!”.

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Hwang Dongseok’s party quickly drew their weapons and took a step back . In Jinwoo’s hand was Casaka’s Poisoned Fang he had summoned from his inventory . .

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The dagger dripped with blood . .

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ring~.

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Enemies to deal with: 7.

Enemies dealt with: 1.

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‘7 left . ’.