Chapter 105: Chapter 104: The Next Phase Part 3 (2/2)
”Say what now?” The Gnosis Guild had grown bigger over the months and had guards posted in a ten kilometer radius around the Han Dong building.
”Lee Jiwon! He's heading for the headquarters…Ah! He just flew past over me. He'll…he'll arrive in less than one minute!”
”Gah! Got it!”
Lee Jiwon was the Gnosis Guild's top priority, right after Song Daechul. Even the lowest guild member knew what he looked like.
The Gnosis Guild began to busy itself.
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'Was that a Gnosis Guild member?-
I noticed a deva hiding himself as I jumped over a rooftop. The way he was positioned told me he was part of the Gnosis Guild.
-Well, I suppose I should expect that much from them.-
The Han Dong building soon came into view. I jumped high from the last building and gracefully landed a hundred meters away from the entrance.
There were five people waiting outside.
A man standing in the middle stepped forward and introduced himself. ”Welcome, Mr. Lee. I am the leader of the Gnosis Guild, Alpha.”
They obviously knew who I was and were waiting for me, but I wasn't really put off by it. I would expect that much from the famous Gnosis Guild.
”It's a pleasure.” I also saw the man who told me to come a week later, and the woman who had watched from the window.
”I would like to apologize for when you first came eight months ago. We had a priority request back then, and were unable to accept any other jobs.”
”That's quite all right. We all have busy times. Can you accept my request now?” It seemed that all five leaders of the Gnosis Guild had come out to greet me. They wouldn't do that if they weren't going to accept my request.
”Of course we can, especially if it comes from someone as famous as you. Please, come inside.”
I didn't comment on Alpha's true intentions and followed them inside.
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X, the wielder of the Near-Seeing Eye, stared at Lee Jiwon's back. At that moment, a scar on his forehead began to open, revealing what seemed to be a human's eye. However, this eye was completely black.
X's Near-Seeing Eye revealed only a portion of the truth, but it could also reveal a few things, like how much stronger the other person was than him. His Eye helped his guild decide who was worthy enough to spy on and who was insignificant enough to ignore.
X's Eye formed an apparition in X's likeness and the apparition charged at Lee Jiwon from the back.
-One…one hit!-
X's apparition died from a single blow from Lee Jiwon's attack. The apparition could barely make a move and Lee Jiwon's spear was impaled in its chest in an instant. At that moment, the Eye closed about 20% of the way. X formed another apparition and had it attack Lee Jiwon.
-A single hit.-
The second attempt yielded the same results. X began to tremble. He had used this method on Song Haein and Song Myungsoo, but neither of them could kill his apparition in a single blow.
”X, are you all right?”
”You're shaking!”
”I'm…I'm fine.” X remained focused on Lee Jiwon even with Han Yong Suk and Jay's concern.
Unable to accept the results, X repeatedly formed apparitions and had them attack Lee Jiwon. He tried seven times before his Eye fully closed, leaving his forehead scar-free.
-They…all died in one blow!- He had no choice but to accept the reality.
”Hey, what are you doing? You know you can't use it consecutively like that. You're going to hurt yourself. How much longer do you have to wait now before you can use it again?” Han Yong Suk asked the still-trembling X.
”I used it seven times, and they all died in a single hit. This guy…is the real deal.”
”What?”
”That…can't be right.”
X, Han Yong Suk, Jay, and Lim Gina all stared at Lee Jiwon as he continued to walk away beside Alpha.
”But, he slept for four years…”
”That's not the important part. He's this strong AFTER sleeping that long. If he didn't, then…” Lim Gina trailed off. It scared her just to think about it!