Chapter 325. Transnational Peace Conference (1) (1/2)

[Leores Sword Institution — Commander’s Office]

Kim Suho was pacing back and forth in his office.

He informed Seraine of Kim Hajin’s arrival as soon as he heard the news from Chae Nayun. He was still worried, however, about Seraine’s declaration that she would test Kim Hajin’s skills.

“…Why are you so worried? Kim Hajin knows how to take care of himself,” Aileen said. She was slouching in a chair in the corner of the office and yawning.

Kim Suho awkwardly scratched the back of his neck and sat in a chair.

“Will he be okay?”

“How should I know? But, as we all know, he’s not a kid.”

Mnnn~ This time, Aileen stretched.

“By the way, I found more people.”

“What? Really?”

Kim Suho widened his eyes.

With a smirk, Aileen answered, “Yup, 3 more. Rachel, Yoo Yeonha, Yi Jiyoon.”

“Wow!” Kim Suho exclaimed in surprise.

But then he remembered ‘her’ and his heart sank.

Yun Seung-Ah.

He knew that she had also been dragged into this world.

Just where was she now?

“The three of them are running a business together in a local city.”

“…A business?”

“Yeah.”

Kim Suho tilted his head in confusion, and Aileen handed him a crumpled piece of paper. It was a document outlining Yoo Yeonha, Rachel, and Yi Jiyoon’s current status.

Kim Suho began reading the document in silence.

…As Aileen had said, Yoo Yeonha was indeed running a business in this world.

She was the daughter of a merchant. Her family had been running local businesses for generations. Rachel was Yoo Yeonha’s maid, and Yi Jiyoon was a local aristocrat.

“Looks like they’ve joined hands. Apparently they’re making tons of money.”

“…It’s hardly surprising. Yoo Yeonha is the kind of person to thrive anywhere.”

She'd even survive being dumped on an uninhabited island. Kim Suho put the document down with a smile.

Yoo Yeonha had settled in ‘Lecor’, a provincial metropolis.

‘I should pay her a visit as soon as I finish taking care of the current matter regarding Kim Hajin…’ Kim Suho thought.

It was then.

—Emergency! Emergency! It’s a Monster Pathway!

The siren wailed through the speakers in the office.

Koong, Koong—!

Kim Suho immediately rose from his seat and ran out of the office.

“Ehew….”

Aileen sighed, then stretched and yawned once more before chasing Kim Suho.

**

[The basement of Seraine’s mansion]

“…”

Seraine couldn’t believe her eyes, even though she was standing in the middle of everything.

Kwaaaaaa—!

The gigantic hole on the surface of the ground. The flood of monsters traveling through the hole.

But neither was more unrealistic than the man who was extinguishing the monsters.

Tudududu….

The man was aiming a strange looking machine at the monsters. On the outside, his shooting seemed unruly. Surprisingly, however, his attack knocked the monsters out one by one with stunning precision.

There was no exception.

Monsters that had been struck by the bullets died as their heads and hearts exploded. Every single bullet was more powerful than Seraine at her best.

“Wow, this is endless,” Kim Hajin muttered with a chuckle.

Was it because he hadn't shot for a while? Excitement and thrill made his heart race.

But he knew he shouldn’t waste bullets out of excitement. This was not Earth, and the supply of bullets was limited here.

And so, Kim Hajin took out the grenade he had ordered from Essential Armory. It was made using ‘Dimensional Entropy’.

Kim Hajin upgraded this grenade with [Bomber]—the Trait he earned from the Tower of Wish—as well as his Gift [Random Consolidation System] and a streak of [Stigma].

The grenade was only as big as a baseball.

Its impact, however, would exceed most bombs.

Roll—

Kim Hajin threw the grenade into the hole through which the monsters traveled.

Then he turned to Seraine and said, “Cover your ears.”

Seraine flinched and covered her ears as instructed.

Chwaaaaa—!

The grenade exploded immediately.

Koong—!

The giant explosion shook the ground, and white pillars of light shot out from the hole.

They were caused by the light attribute attached to the grenade.

“…”

Silence descended after the huge explosion.

Buried in a solemn stillness, Seraine ran her fingers through her hair.

“Keuk-”

Suddenly, she felt a severe headache coming.

‘What is this? What am I seeing?’

Her head was about to explode in confusion.

“…Mm.”

In comparison, Kim Hajin moved calmly and looked inside the hole.

Everything was completely wiped out as he expected. All the monsters had disappeared without a trace, dismantled by the light.

“This place is safe now.” He declared proudly and picked up the Desert Eagle, which was in the shape of a machine gun. He then asked, “Excuse me, Seraine-ssi, does this place have a rooftop?”

“…Rooftop?” Still dazed, Seraine swallowed her saliva and asked back.

Kim Hajin answered, “Yes. There’s more of them outside, right? I want to go to the rooftop and shoot all of them.”

“There… is.”

That was good enough confirmation for Kim Hajin.

He surrounded himself in Aether.

Aether and Parkour increased his physical abilities.

“I’ll go on ahead.”

He stepped on the walls and quickly climbed to the rooftop like a spider.

“That’s a lot.”

He looked down at the ground below from the windy rooftop.

Monsters that had escaped out into the world were raising a ruckus on the streets of the city.

“Hmm.”

He gave a small sigh and grabbed the machine gun.

With Thousand-Mile Eyes, he estimated the number of monsters to be roughly around 20,000.

This meant he had to kill at least 30 monsters with a single bullet.

“…Will it work?”

Because the power of his Gift had been reduced, he didn’t think that the speed and movement of his bullets would be as accurate as before.

But then again, these were just monsters.

He mounted Desert Eagle, now in the form of a machine gun, on his shoulder.

He then aimed at multiple targets simultaneously, calculated the trajectory of bullets, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.