Chapter 82 (1/2)

It was quiet. No one spoke a word. No one even took a step. Everyone looked at one person.

“Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five…”

Tramp—

The footstep sounded exceptionally loud. Lee Kang-hee had observed the ten seconds that Su-hyeun had requested. He finally walked out when they were almost over.

“Are you talking about me?” Lee Kang-hee asked.

“Isn’t that why you came out?” Su-hyeun said.

His voice was very cold. Lee Kang-hee tried to relax the frown on his face. He forced his smile and reached his hand out to Su-hyeun.

“I am sorry about what I did before. I did not mean anything by it, but…” Lee Kang-hee said.

“But…” Su-hyeun said.

“…Yes?” Lee Kang-hee looked at Su-hyeun with puzzled eyes. “But what?” he thought.

“I was wondering whether you would say that or not. But of course, you did.”

Crash—!

“Argh, ugh—!”

Su-hyeun grabbed Lee Kang-hee’s hand reached out and used the other hand to break his arm. At the sudden pain, Lee Kang-hee widely opened his eyes and keeled over. The pain from the arm spread all over his body.

“When you apologize, you should not use words like ‘but’ or ‘still’ or ‘actually.’ The moment you do, it becomes an excuse, not an apology. And…”

Crash—

“Argh, ugh—!” Lee Kang-hee screamed.

“Your intention is not important. An apology for the people your actions have harmed is. To everyone, including me,” Su-hyeun said.

“I…I am sorry…”

“It’s too late. And actually, I did not plan to forgive you even if you apologized.”

“Damn…you…!”

Slash—!

Lee Kang-hee drew the sword with his left arm. The sharp blade passed over Su-hyeun’s head in a flash.

Bang—!

Lee Kang-hee had another plan. With his skill, his sword multiplied into dozens, all flying to strike Su-hyeun. It seemed to observers that Su-hyeun’s body would be cut into pieces.

“Yes!” Lee Kang-hee yelled for joy.

At that moment…

Crack—!

Lee Kang-hee felt the same horrible pain in his left arm. He screamed in pain.

“You have a good skill. If you drew the sword with your right arm instead of your left, you might have been able to cut me a little.”

Lee Kang-hee was not able to use both arms anymore. Although he was the A-Rank awakener, it would take a while for his broken and crushed arms to recover. At that moment, it was impossible for him to fight.

“Do…do you think you can gloss over this?” Lee Kang-hee ground his teeth while he knelt. He was trying to not stammer. “What you are doing now… Many people are watching you right now. And we’re recording all this. Remember? If we leave this dungeon…”

“Do you just want to die?” Su-hyeun asked.

Lee Kang-hee got chills. He shut his mouth up. He thought if he said something wrong, he might really die. Once more, Su-hyeun twisted the shoulder of Lee Kang-hee who apparently still had some excuse.

Crack—!

“Ah-argh…”

“There’s something you’re wrong about.”

Lee Kang-hee moaned.

“In a large team like this, a raid leader is responsible for planning the attack and having the power to lead the team. Of course, that’s when the team is in agreement.”

At Su-hyeun’s words, Lee Kang-hee’s eyes shook. He knew very well. But…

“If somebody,” Su-hyeun continued to say, “was blinded by the reward or Ether stone or contribution and harmed the team, the raid leader has the right to punish that person immediately. It is also possible to kill that person in some cases.” Su-hyeun paused and asked again, “Do you want to die?”

“No, no…”

“If you get it, shut your mouth. And…”

Su-hyeun released his hold on Lee Kang-hee’s shoulder. Instead, he grabbed his throat and lifted him.

“I am still annoyed… So, let me beat you up a little more.”

Act8

It was the first time for Lee Ju-ho to see Su-hyeun hit someone that much. He had never seen Su-hyeun fight with someone before. He could not even imagine Su-hyeun was capable of that.

“When I heard that he killed Jung Dong-yeong, I thought that he’s quite spiteful…” Lee Ju-ho thought.

But when he actually saw it with his eyes, he could tell that was not true. Nobody could restrain Su-hyeun. The way he beat Lee Kang-hee seemed as if he derived satisfaction from the act. Not even the Papillon Guild members stopped him.

“What kind of idiot would die for the guild master who abandoned them and ran away?” Lee Ju-ho thought and sighed.

At least Su-hyeun did not kill Lee Kang-hee. However, he left him covered with wounds. If Lee Kang-hee were injured, he would not be able to fight anymore.

“Are you done yet?” Lee Ju-ho asked.

Su-hyeun nodded with a relieved face and answered, “Roughly.”

“If that was rough, you would probably kill if you were precise.”

“There are people who kill their teammates to keep the rewards for themselves. Compared to that, this guy is a gentleman. But he won’t able to work in this field anymore. Because of what he did today, he’ll probably lose his reputation. Word gets around quickly, you know.”

“To me, he looks like someone who would kill others like if it were nothing, so long as he gets his power,” Lee Ju-ho said.

“It’s hard to kill someone because of the possibility. Also, people are watching…”

At Su-hyeun’s words, Lee Ju-ho asked in surprise, “What if people didn’t watch?”

“Well…”