Chapter 64 (1/2)
A green fog suddenly appeared at Demon guild’s entrance, and with it came countless messages.
[You have attacked user ‘Rakol’.]
[You have entered an ‘enemy’ state with user Rakol.]
[User Rakol has a high infamy score.]
[Your infamy score will not rise.]
[You have attacked user ‘White’.]
[You have entered an ‘enemy’ state with user White.]
[User White has a high infamy score.]
[Your infamy score will not rise.]
[..]
Soo Hyuk was staring into the silent fog, preparing for any Demon guild members that might charge out. From their silhouettes, he could tell that some were trying to escape disorderly, while some weren’t moving at all.
‘Is it paralysis?’
The users that weren’t moving inside the fog must’ve fallen in a paralysis state.
“Soo Hyuk? Isn’t this bastard the one we were searching for? The one with a kill order?”
“This fucker doesn’t know any fear! Where does he think this is!?”
“What, he’s here?”
“He’s crazy.”
“Is he that Soo Hyuk?”
“I think so? Didn’t they say he wasn’t in a guild? This bastard’s not in one either.”
Soo Hyuk checked inside the fog just in case, but they were all Demon guild members.
The users that could still move were haphazardly trying to escape while cursing loudly. It was a pandemonium in there. Meanwhile, there were a few people that the fog couldn’t cover or those that managed to escape the fog.
“Flame Dance.”
Soo Hyuk first aimed Flame Dance at the Demon guild members that the poison fog couldn’t affect.
Shuak!
The small wisp of fire flew from his hands and wreaked havoc amongst the Demon guild members. After that, he continuously cast magic after magic at the escaping guild members.
“Firebolt, Poison Sphere, Poison Blast, Poison Chains, Firestorm.”
[You have attacked user ‘Raiden’.]
[You have entered an ‘enemy’ state with user Raiden.]
[User Raiden has a high infamy score.]
[Your infamy score will not rise.]
[You have attacked user ‘Kyakya’.]
[You have entered an ‘enemy’ state with user Kyakya.]
[User Kyakya has a high infamy score.]
[Your infamy score will not rise.]
Numerous messages appeared every time he cast a spell. As Soo Hyuk glanced at the messages, he thought,
‘Fortunately, they’re all criminals.’
All the Demon guild members had a high infamy score without exception, which meant that his own infamy score wouldn’t rise even if he killed them. If some of them had a low infamy score? He himself could be branded as a criminal after this. As he leisurely fired one spell after another, the Demon guild were falling around him like flies.
At that moment.
“Hey! Look at that fucker!”
“This crazy bastard!
Soo Hyuk heard faint cries from behind his back. The other Demon guild members were returning after getting a message.
“Magic Missile, Inferno.”
He first cast his available magic at the returning Demon guild members. As they collapsed without any resistance, he thought.
‘I think this is enough for them to divert their attention for a while.’
He had killed Demon guild members right in their turf. If nothing unexpected happened, the members in Hedlin would be called back to investigate around Hadrac.
‘I’ll see you again after my holiday.’
After swearing in his mind, Soo Hyuk then ran to a corner. Making sure he was out of sight, he then teleported to the Archmage’s Subspace.
“Archmage’s Subspace.”
[Warping to the Archmage’s Subspace.]
Soo Hyuk took his mask off when he arrived at the subspace. Then he started walking towards the tunnel to head back to Hedlin.
‘They were a lot weaker than I expected.’
He had expected that they wouldn’t be very difficult. The three men that he had killed first: Loken, Mandara and Haiden, were treated as being on the strong side of the Demon guild. But it turned to be not ‘not hard’, but ‘very easy’.
‘Maybe I should’ve cleaned them out completely?’
While reflecting, he arrived at Hedlin.
“Please wait!”
“We’ll be using it first!”
Soo Hyuk, who had arrived at Hedlin, saw the Demon guild members rushing to the warp gates. They were trying to cut the line so that they could use the warp gates faster. It was likely because of the turmoil in Hadrac.
‘It worked out as I expected.’
Soo Hyuk sighed in relief while looking around. He would’ve been in a tough spot if they hadn’t reacted to his actions, but it had turned out well.
‘I can finally relax with my parents in peace.’
He had successfully diverted their attention from Hedlin, so his plan was a resounding success. After glancing at the panicking Demon guild, he headed for a bakery. He had promised his parents after all.
“Welcome!”
“Hello.”
Soo Hyuk looked around the bakery after receiving the baker’s greeting. The stock ranged from the basic hard bread to the crazy high-end bread that cost over 30 gold.
‘Should I buy some of everything?’
His situation was different from when he first started Pangea. Bread costing 30 gold were in his range of ‘acceptable’. So, he bought 3 of each kind except the hard bread. Walking out of the bakery, he sent a message to his dad, Ji Song.
-Soo Hyuk: Dad, where are you?
-Ji Song: Oh, is this how you do it?
-Ji Song: Ah, I did it!
-Ji Song: Come to the third gate! I’ll be waiting there!
-Soo Hyuk: I’ll be right there.
Soo Hyuk smiled after sending the message. He could enjoy his holiday now.
* * *
Baal asked disbelievingly.
“Rhino said he didn’t know?”
He was suspicious. Rhino should’ve been able to dig up information about some poison magician, but he suddenly couldn’t? Haggis replied to Baal’s question.
“Yes, he doesn’t know. He said there a poison magician like that.”
Rhino definitely said that he didn’t know. That there was no such poison magician. Then, Baal remarked at Haggis’ answer.