Chapter 83 (2/2)
“Don’t cry. You are not a kid, are you?”
Quan felt like he could hear Su-hyeun’s voice. He bit his lips and held back his tears.
“Thank you. Brother.”
***
It was mid-June. The ambiguous month when it was not spring anymore, but not quite summer yet. Su-hyeun laid on the bed. The temperature and humidity made his head hot.
“Let’s see, today is June 12th.”
Fortunately, that was about what he had expected. He was in-line with what he had set as a goal. He was thinking about challenging the thirtieth floor, but he put it off for a while.
“I don’t know how long it will take. Besides, it won’t be easy,” Su-hyeun thought.
After the twenty-seventh floor, the level of difficulty was no longer easy. Little by little, he had reached the maximum amount of achievement points. The thirtieth floor, that third tier, would probably take a long time to finish. It could also ruin his condition. Unless there was a save zone, but the higher the floor, the less likely those existed.
“I can rest for a while.”
He pushed himself for almost half a year without rest. Now he needed to take a break for not only his physical health but also his mental state. Soon, things would be busy again.
“I guess I have to tell in advance,” he thought.
Su-hyeun turned on his smartphone, which he hadn’t used in a long time.
Ring, ring, ring—
“Hey, it’s me.”
“You’ve been off the grid for months and now you give a simple ‘Hey, it’s me?’ That’s it? Is that all?” There was an edge to Ji-yeon’s voice because Su-hyeun hadn’t answered her calls in months.
“I was in the middle of the trials. I just passed the twenty-ninth floor,” Su-hyeun said.
“Level 10?”
“Yes.”
“You’re gross. You really didn’t rest at all? Not even a day?”
“No, no. I rested a couple of days between trials. All I did was sleep.”
At Su-hyeun’s answer, Ji-yeon became silent. She thought of herself as a pretty dogged person. She thought she was trying hard enough. But Su-hyeun’s hard work made her a little ashamed of herself. Many S-Rank awakeners tried hard to climb the tower, but Su-hyeun was the most serious of them.
“Anyway, why did you call? You didn’t answer when I needed you.”
“I told you. I won’t join raids. Didn’t we agree not to involve each other unless it’s related to the Dump Guild?”
“Good things are good things. We’ll give you a lot of distribution…” Ji-yeon suddenly stopped in surprise. “Is this about…?”
“Yes, it’s about that.”
“Where is it?”
“June 21st. Los Angeles, the USA.”
“America? Those crazy bastards expanded that far?”
“They didn’t expand. They were originally from there.”
“What? How do you know that?”
“Last time, I caught one assassin from the Dump Guild and asked.” This was a bit different from the facts, so Su-hyeun spoke vaguely. “Anyway, that’s not the point. The important thing is I need your help.”
“Okay, I’ll prepare some people from my guild…”
“No. Ripper Guild won’t go. I’ll go to America alone.”
At those unexpected words, Ji-yeon’s voice lowered. “That’s not what we agreed, is it?
Ji-yeon had a personal grudge against the Dump Guild. Su-hyeun did not know what kind of grudge that was, but he was certain that she really hated them. As soon as he brought up the Dump Guild, her voice changed. He could feel her coldness over the phone. If she ever met them in person, it would get very bloody. Despite knowing all that, Su-hyeun still said he would go alone.
“I’ll give you another piece of information,” he said.
“Go on.” Her tone indicated that she would not tolerate useless words.
“On that same day, something will happen here as well.”
“Something like what?”
“You know about the upcoming green dungeon raid, right?”
“Yes. People said that it’s the biggest green-colored dungeon that’s ever appeared. So two S-Rank awakeners will be deployed this time.”
“You go, too. But keep it secret.”
“Me? Why?”
“I won’t say twice, so listen carefully. That day, the Dump Guild will…”
Su-hyeun started to explain. When he finished, Ji-yeon opened her mouth. And then, in a serious voice, she said, “Those bastards… Would they do that?”
“Nine times out of ten.”
It was actually more like ten out of ten, but Su-hyeun said differently, just in case. He was not sure how the future would go since he had changed it, but he was pretty certain that the Dump Guild would take action that day.
“If that happens…okay. But what about you? Why will you go to America?”
“I’ll go and play with the big boy, “Su-hyeun said with a little grin.
“Are you saying I’ll be playing with a small boy, then?” Ji-yeon answered a bit sarcastically.
“I’m the one who got this information. You can give a concession.”
“Hmm…”
He was right. Also, although the places were different, what would happen here was huge as well. Of course, she had to check whether if it would be true or not. But to her, it was not a bad thing to believe Su-hyeun. Even if the Dump Guild would not show up that day, she still could help the raid team finish their attack.
“But do you know any guilds in America? I don’t have any contacts.”
“Why don’t you ask the Authority?”
“Well, I can do that. But I thought the Ripper Guild would know more about the US guilds. The power of the Authority is only working in Korea.”
“That is true…”
“Oh, and I heard you guys have a private plane. Let me use it. I don’t want to go to a crowded place like the airport.”
She grew silent.