Chapter 98: Chapter 97: Guerilla Warfare Part II (1/2)
Chapter 98: Chapter 97: Guerilla Warfare Part II
Translator: HunterW
Editor: RED
Fortaleza do Monte, San Tuan Guild's headquarters in Macau…
A day had passed since the fight against Lee Jiwon at Hive's auction house. Toh, Wanhu, and the San Tuan Guild's officers were gathered.
”Fine, I'll admit it. I…got too worked up,” said Wanhu, dejected. She had rampaged all around the conference room, swearing that she would have her revenge against Lee Jiwon, but as time passed, she finally cooled down. She realized she had jumped the gun in the beginning. ”I never experienced such failure before. I was just so shocked at losing a host.”
”It's fine. What's done is done. We just need to focus on what to do next,” said Toh. Toh knew that they were in this together since the beginning and didn't press the issue. ”Qing, what's our current situation?” Toh asked the guild's chief of staff.
”Well, first off, Mistress Wanhu has lost all five hosts.” Upon Wanhu's death, her Buddy skill released its hold on her five current hosts. Once they regained their free will, they took back the items Wanhu took from them and escaped Macau. ”The good news is that since Master Toh didn't die during the fight, your Swap skill hasn't lost its effect.” The hosts still had their Stats swapped. They could only wait until the time limit was up.
”On top of that, we lost 127 members to Lee Jiwon, and the auction house is in ruins. However, the biggest problem here is…” Qing hesitated before continuing, ”...that there were still VIPs staying at the hotel.”
Toh, Wanhu and the officers frowned. They knew what she was getting at.
”There were still quite a few VIPs still at the hotel thirty minutes before the fight, and the villa was just too close to the hotel. They saw the whole fight and how we got our butts handed to us.”
”Shit.”
”Hmm…”
Even if it was late at night, the auction house, hotel and villa were just too close to each other, so it was obvious they saw everything. They couldn't silence all of them. They were all VIPs, yes, but among them was also the guild master of Cheng Long Guild and Luana, the ruler of South America.
”Everyone knows that the San Tuan Guild lost to Lee Jiwon, and there are quite a few who are happy with that.”
No one liked the San Tuan Guild very much. They all blamed the guild for taking away their money, enticing them with casinos, hotels, and nightclubs.
”Gamblers have only one thing they care about. It doesn't matter. Let them talk all they want; they'll be back to lose all their money again sooner or later,” Toh said, brushing it off.
”I agree with you on that, but things seem more serious than we expected.”
”What is it?”
”The So Gyu Mo Guild is pushing back its payments.”
”What?”
”Hmph, they're getting too bold now.”
”They aren't the only ones. Many other organizations are beginning to undermine our authority over Macau just because we lost to one man.”
”Shit!”
”What do you suggest we do?”
”We have to capture Lee Jiwon. No, we don't even have to actually catch him. We just need to at least go through the motions. We need to show everyone that Lee Jiwon is now too afraid of us to set foot on Macau ever again. It would be great if he really does never show up again. It'll make it easier for us to sell the story.” Qing looked over at Toh and Wanhu before continuing. ”We cannot let ourselves look weak after losing to Lee Jiwon.”
”Good, that's all good and all, but there's one thing,” Toh said while staring into Qing's eyes. ”It'll work if he really doesn't come back, but what if he does? Do you know how much we'll lose if we do end up having to capture him and fail?”
”I do, sir. That is why I have planned out the perfect trap for him,” Qing replied confidently.
”Very well. Put it in action as soon as you can.”
”As you all know, our guild's honor is on the line. Lee Jiwon is on his own. If we lose to him, we risk losing everything to those damn hyenas. The whole guild is to be on high alert for the time being. If he ever comes back to Macau, capture him at all cost.”
”Yes, sir!”
And so the San Tuan began their preparations to capture Lee Jiwon. However, they never expected him to employ guerilla tactics, and didn't realize he was already back in Macau...
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I soon arrived in front of the Tihwa Casino.
”It's the middle of the night, but it's still busy.” The surrounding area was light up with so many lights that I couldn't tell if it was day or night. I noticed there were flyers posted all around as well. They all had my face on them.
==[Wanted
Name: Lee Jiwon
Wanted for antagonizing the San Tuan Guild and killing multiple guild members. Any information on Lee Jiwon's whereabouts or that would aid in his capture will be rewarded with 100,000,000 golden rings.
Call this number with any information regarding Lee Jiwon: XXX-XXX-XXXX.]==
”Damn, 100,000,000 golden rings…that's too low. I can't be worth that little, can I?” I never expected to see a wanted poster of myself. Then again, this place wasn't exactly saintly.
”If this is their decision, then I need to move quickly.” I saw a few San Tuan guild members guarding the casino, but I wasn't worried about them.
”Mana Conversion – Fire. Warrior's Brave Spirit.” I switched to fire this time to create more chaos here.
==[Mana Conversion – Fire Attribute has been activated.
Increase ATT by 15%
Successful attacks have 10% of inflicting additional damage
Increase damage of all Fire-based attacks by 1000-5000
You must wait 24 hours before converting your Mana to a different attribute.]
[Warrior's Brave Spirit Level 1 has been activated.
Level 1: 8 hour cooldown. For one hour, raise your ATT by 20%, CRIT chance by 1%, CRIT damage by 50%, movement speed by 5%, and ATT speed by 2.5%. For one hour, Slightly Awkward Indomitable Spirit effect is placed (Slight Awkward Indomitable Spirit decreases chance to avoid damage by 10%). Fatigue does not rise while skill is in effect.] ==
Ten minutes. My plan was to create enough chaos for ten minutes. I had other places to hit, and it would take at least that long for reinforcements to arrive.