Chapter 30 Part1 (1/2)

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[Ye Jin Jin: Are you really just friends?]

”Yeah, we just get along really well.”

[Ye Jin Jin: Someone you get along really well with...]

”We're just friends. I'm a skeleton, so there's no way a normal woman would like me. We're not in a relations.h.i.+p, ok?”

[Ye Jin Jin: Uuh...]

Ye Jin Jin interrogated Lee s.h.i.+n Woo through a private chat, and even after he'd explained to her a few times that he didn't have any feelings for Kratia, Ye Jin Jin grumbled in distaste.

[Ye Jin Jin: I'll be able to form a party with you once I'm level 7 as well, Mr. s.h.i.+n Woo.]

”No, I'm not going to form a party with you. I'm not even in one with Kratia right now.”

[Ye Jin Jin: That's good news... No, in any case, when your levels are similar, then you can relate to them. But I'm still level 5... So I probably won't be able to partic.i.p.ate in taking down one of the 12 generals. I'm ashamed of myself.]

”Just keep at it with your own pace. You may die if you rush.”

[Ye Jin Jin: Mr. s.h.i.+n Woo, will you treat me nicely if I die and turn into a zombie or skeleton?]

”Nope. I'm sick of being a skeleton myself, so make sure you don't die.”

[Ye Jin Jin: ...Huu, ok.]

She seemed better now, as she energetically declared that she wouldn't die and that she would level up quickly. Then, she ended the chat. Once their conversation was over, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo muttered with an even more deathly expression, even though he was already dead.

”Why are there so many heroes like this?”

”Love makes people act like they're young again. Even though they know it's unreasonable, they badger you, and even though they know it's foolish, they do it anyway... In the end, they make a mistake, cry their heart out, and regret it.”

Although Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had just muttered out without thinking, Jin had responded with his own deep comment. But there were a few parts that he couldn't understand mixed in.

”She likes a skeleton. Isn't there something wrong with her?”

”Love messes with your head. You didn't know?”

”Hoo, as I thought, you're the only partner for me, someone who doesn't care about stuff like love... Hey, what's wrong!? Hey!”

”I want to train Steel Heart.”

”You don't have to attack me to train it!”

Jin realized that he couldn't hara.s.s Lee s.h.i.+n Woo by just shaking his body anymore, so instead, he controlled the armor atop his body and formed thorns to attack Lee s.h.i.+n Woo with.

The old him wouldn't have even imagined that he would grow this much, but if his body was pierced by those thorns, then Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wouldn't be happy!

While Jin ran at top speed, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had to dodge the steel thorns that Jin would attack him with randomly. But in the middle of that, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo realized something and suddenly became calm.

”Huh? I think this could be good training... Jin, try doing it a bit faster.”

”You're the one whose head is messed up!”

Right now, they were travelling to a level 3 danger zone that they had never set foot in before. They could've gone straight there if they had taken the golem train, but they were going the long way around in order to avoid Ethan Cruz.

But because Jin's speed almost matched the speed of the train, the time it would take had only increased from one day to two.

”A hero in a level 3 danger zone...”

”Ethan Cruz might be looking for the other undead heroes before his 'hunt'. So, we need to make the first move.”

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had already taken care of the heroes in the level 1 and 2 danger zones in the past. Of course, there had only been three of them, including the one who'd given him the Bursting Thunder skill.

Anyway, all he had left were the level 3 and 4 danger zones. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had been postponing the quest because the undead heroes' powers were unknown to him, but he decided that he needed the strength of the other heroes in order to fight back against Ethan Cruz.

”Fortunately, Ethan Cruz doesn't have an ability that locates the undead heroes for him. At all.”

He had been sure of it. If Ethan Cruz knew where the level 3 danger zone undead heroes were, then he would've gotten to them earlier.

Moreover, Ethan had figured out where s.h.i.+no Rendu had died and gone over there a few months after his death. Ethan's information gathering really sucked. In other words, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was a cheat, as he knew where all the undead heroes were...

”That's probably why he's trying to gather us all in one place. Ethan's trying to gather us in a place he can see and procure us. He's even using one of the 12 generals as bait...”

Ethan wasn't just aiming for Lee s.h.i.+n Woo alone. He was also gunning for Lloyd, Prince, Kratia... he acted only after they had reached level 7.

He was using their complete faith in him to stab them in the back, yet he was facing off against four level 7 heroes. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo couldn't even imagine what he was preparing for their fight.

”He might expand his forces as well. There's a high chance that he's going to move boldly, so I have to make the first move.”

”You're the boldest. You.”

While they were on the move, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo messaged Kratia and roughly explained what Ethan was planning. He didn't need to add much, as Kratia had already seen Ethan lead the undead heroes.

[Kratia Melloi: We have to prepare.]

”You just need to protect yourself against his darkness element. I'll take him down myself.”

[Kratia Melloi: Ok. I'll leave that to you. You can also use the darkness element and even have the absorption ability, so it would be hard to fight him for anyone else. ...I'll need to think about a way to intercept the undead heroes while protecting myself.]

”Alright. Let's work hard.”

[Kratia Melloi: Yeah. See you then.]

Once he was finished chatting with Kratia, who rea.s.sured him with her answer... Lee s.h.i.+n Woo felt extremely conflicted, but decided to chat with Prince as well. As expected, she spoke pa.s.sionately, unlike Kratia.

[Prince Altania: What is it all of a sudden? You're not mad that I told everyone in the chatting channel your level, are you? That wasn't in the contract! Me revealing your level is actually helpful to you, as it'll help you fit in later!]

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo hadn't even said anything yet, but she was already defending herself. 'I'll file a claim regarding that later,' he replied simply, making her tremble. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo then continued sternly.

”Senior, you know how dangerous darkness mana is, right?”

[Prince Altania: I had no idea you could use that formidable magic...!]