Kill the Hero
Chapter 16
In Samseong-dong, an untimely drama unfolded in an office within the 25-story building of the Phoenix Guild headquarters .
‘Yong-kyu, he was like my little brother…”
There were two actors .
Park Je-soon and Kim Woo-jin .
“I have told him time and time again that he needs to be careful…”
As one of the actors, Park Je-soon, stroked Jeon Yong-kyu’s longsword with red teary eyes, Kim Woo-jin tried to console him .
“You must be heartbroken. ”
The atmosphere of the conversation felt very awkward .
‘I wonder if that’s the reason why?’
“I’m sorry, I’m just having weird thoughts in my head. And thank you. For bringing me his will. ”
Park Je-soon made an effort to change the mood .
“No, not at all. ”
Kim Woo-jin shook his head as if he did not deserve such grat.i.tude .
It was then that the mood became somewhat relaxed .
“Anyway, by any chance, have you seen the details of the will?”
Then, as if he was waiting for the right moment, Park Je-soon asked this question .
Kim Woo-jin answered the question while maintaining a stiff expression on his face .
“I took a peek at it to see what it was. I’m sorry. I wouldn’t have looked at it if I had known it was a will. ”
For a brief moment, Park Je-soon revealed he felt annoyed and bit his lip .
Of course, it was only for a moment .
“No, no. I’m thankful that you found the will. ”
Park Je-soon, who had already loosened his face, handed Kim Woo-jin a long sword that was a relic of Jeon Yong-kyu .
“Then please use his sword well. ”
“Yes. ”
Kim Woo-jin received the sword right away .
Now, at the moment, the two no longer had a reason to talk .
So Park Je-soon brought up a new topic .
“Do you want to join a party by any chance?”
Upon hearing the question, Kim Woo-jin replied with his head down while revealing shame .
“Ah, about that… I don’t know if you know about this, but I don’t have a party right now because of some incident. To be honest, I’ve never actually been offered to join a party. ”
“What kind of incident?”
“Well…”
Kim Woo-jin, who seemed hesitant continue the conversation, looked extremely miserable .
Park Je-soon immediately gave an offer to Kim Woo-jin without any hesitation .
“Would you like to join my party?”
“Really?”
Kim Woo-jin looked startled, almost as if he had been hit by a surprise punch in the pit of his stomach .
Park Je-soon smiled lightly at the amusing reaction .
“There’s an open spot in the party. It was a spot that Yong-kyu was supposed to fill after he cleared the dungeon. Perhaps, this is also fate. ”
“But my skills are not that good. ”
“I don’t care if your skills are good or not. Who would need to join a party if everybody was good? It’s your answer that counts. ”
“I’m offering you to join my party, and all that matters is your answer. ”
Faced such a choice, Kim Woo-jin said with determination .
“If you allow me to join the party, I’ll do my best. Even if it means putting my life on the line. ”
“Congratulations on joining our party. ”
Park Je-soon reached out his hand toward Kim Woo-jin, and Kim Woo-jin grasped it with both hands .
It was a scene reminiscent of a boss and his new employee .
‘That’s it. ’
Finally, Park Je-soon knew that his scenario was complete .
‘It’s been handled cleanly. ’
He also gained some room to breathe in his heart .
“Feel free to ask me if you need anything. I’ll do whatever I can to help you. ”
Park Je-soon, who has never helped anyone in his life, said such a thing due to his mind and heart becoming at ease .
“Is anything alright?”
“Yes, of course. I can even give my life to a party member if necessary. ”
Kim Woo-jin, with a trace of admiration, requested from Park Je-soon .
“Then, can you lend me some money?”
“Huh?”
It was handled swiftly .
It only took three days for Kim Woo-jin to officially join Park Je-soon’s party and have everything settled .
‘A 100 million won deposit. ’
The amount of money that Kim Woo-jin borrowed from Park Je-soon was 100 million won .
‘The dungeon is… 1 floor. ’
Then Woo-jin received the Dungeon report .
[Troll Hunt]
Dungeon Floors: 1 Floor Dungeon Difficulty: C-Rank Dungeon Capacity: 6 People Entry Condition: Must be Lv20 or below Clear Condition: Hunt 4 trolls
Troll hunt .
As soon as Kim Woo-jin saw this, he smiled .
As soon as Kim Woo-jin saw this, he smiled .
‘It’s an illegal dungeon. ’
The bodies of the monsters hunted in a dungeon were usually useless .
The skin or flesh of an orc or goblin was no different from garbage .
However, the bodies of certain monsters were worth a lot of money .
Trolls were a good example .
Troll’s blood was useful in many fields due to its healing properties .
‘As for the Lv 20 trolls that appear on the first floor… the price is about 10 million won per liter I think?’
Therefore, even the lowest level of troll’s blood cost around 10 million won per liter .
Also, the amount of blood that one could harvest from a troll was more or less 15 liters .
Which meant that each troll could be traded for 150 million won per troll .
The bodies of four trolls alone was worth more than half a billion won .
That was not a paltry amount .
Furthermore, the trolls were not the only source of money. If a decent item drops as well, you can expect tens of millions of won .
In other words, it meant that one could expect at least 500 million won from the dungeon .
That’s why Kim Woo-jin was convinced that the dungeon was illegal and was traded for illegally outside the guild .
‘There’s no way this dungeon was left to the guild. ’
In the case of lucrative dungeons, they would disappear as soon as the government published an announcement .
Isn’t it a dungeon that doesn’t need compensation in the first place?
Therefore, dungeons like this were never reported to the government .
As mentioned earlier, there was a trade between players and brokers .
‘There was nothing better than this for creating slush funds. ’
In reality, clearing a dungeon then receiving a successful payment from the guild does not give much benefit to the players .
If you clear a dungeon under the control of a guild, the number of monsters the player captured and the items the player retrieve are recorded. It wasn’t without reason that the support teams were so desperate to write a report .
Also, under the contract, anything that comes out of a dungeon can only be traded through the guild .
This meant that the income of the player is recorded as well .
No one likes paying taxes no matter how much the government lowers the rate of the players’ income tax .
It was a situation where a black market would be created no matter what .
‘Also, the government doesn’t intervene. ’
The government tolerated the black market .
Nevertheless, the government’s profit from clearing the dungeons was enough, and it would be a shame to give up all the bribes to close each other’s eyes .
‘But to see that they are attempting to clear this kind of dungeon right after I joined…’
In this sense, Kim Woo-jin was impressed by Park Je-soon’s ability to secure the dungeon .
‘It looks like there’s a strong line behind him. ’
To be exact, Kim Woo-jin was impressed by Park Je-soon’s connections that allowed him to acquire such a dungeon .
‘Caught a decent prey by the tail. ’
Kim Woo-jin, who put down the dungeon report, thought about what’s going to happen momentarily .
The situation was clear .
‘All that’s left is…’
‘All that’s left is…’
The only thing that was left was for Park Je-soon to contact Kim Woo-jin soon, explaining the dungeon, and advising him not to tell the guild of the dungeon because it is illegal and to not leave any traces .
He will also add how he acquired the particularly lucrative dungeon just for a urgent need .
Then was only one thing Kim Woo-jin had to do .
Nodding and looking at him as if he were his savior .
‘The last act. ’
To Kim Woo-jin, it was the type of skit that he was best at .
Cheongwon-gu, Chungcheongbuk-do .
This place used to be a driving academy a long time ago, but only a sc.r.a.p heap and broken used cars were left around .
A Damas appeared in a place where no one would notice even if a man died while screaming .
TurTurTur, the appearance of the cars and their breathtaking noise reminded one of beasts unknowingly entering their graves .
Soon, people started getting out of the car, one by one .
The people who appeared were specially equipped .
There wasn’t anyone in a normal attire .
Everyone wore armor made of leather or metal and wore medieval weapons such as knives or sticks, axes, and bows on their backs and sides .
What was even more unusual was that the weapons they were holding were automatic rifles or guns .
“Clear. ”
“Clear. ”
Soon, wary men holding their gun scanned the area with their eyes and all focused on one place .
They noticed a distorted s.p.a.ce between the parking s.p.a.ces .
It was a dungeon gate .
“Hyung-nim, there it is. ”
“Yeah. ”
The last one to get out of the car, Park Je-soon, also checked the gate and nodded .
Then a man with his head down asked Park Je-soon a question in a careful manner .
“Excuse me, but isn’t it more beneficial to just hang around here and catch a troll?”
Hearing the question, Park Je-soon chuckled lightly .
“Don’t be so greedy. We would lose a lot if even one troll escapes outside. ”
“Ah. ”
“Oh, and trolls are hard to catch with a gun. There’s nothing we can do if we miss it even once. So be sure to handle it when you can. Also… you know what to do, right?”
“Of course. ”
Park Je-soon, who was speaking, secretly turned his head .
The man, who was speaking with him, looked as well .
They looked at the nervous young man like hyenas who found a wounded deer. ‘By all means, I have to make sure everything goes accordingly. ’
Park Je-soon, who was looking at Kim Woo-jin, clenched his teeth .
‘My f.u.c.king 100 million won. ’
It was none other than the 100 million won he lent Kim Woo-jin .
He couldn’t help but lend him the money .
It was none other than the 100 million won he lent Kim Woo-jin .
He couldn’t help but lend him the money .
To resolve Kim Woo-jin’s suspicions and to take him to the next world with certainty, an irresistible bait was needed .
However, no matter how well a player makes money, 100 million won was not a small amount. Even if he were to hunt trolls .
Although trolls were a good source of money, it was also a monster that was too strong for a gun to handle .
Physical damage was ineffective, but they could be killed with close-range flame magic from a mage .
In other words, the danger for those who had to distract, fight, and lure them would increase substantially. If Park Je-soon was not a mage and didn’t have to draw the trolls’ attention while fighting, he would have never come to this dungeon .
‘d.a.m.n it. ’
At the fact that he lent 100 million won to someone he was going to kill agonized Park Je-soon .
‘Let’s just say it’s the price for his life. ’
Park Je-soon tried hard to console himself .
Kim Woo-jin came before him .
Kim Woo-jin first bowed .
“Thank you. To think that you would go this far just for me…”
At the sight, Park Je-soon pounded Kim Woo-jin’s shoulder .
“A party member is the same as family. Don’t bow over a small matter like this. ”
“Still, you got an illegal dungeon just for me. Furthermore, you lent me a lot of money as well. ”
Once again, when the money was mentioned, Park Je-soon Could barely keep his face calm .
“Do a good job this time and pay it back. If this dungeon is cleared properly, at least 50 million won will fall to every member. ”
“Thank you. I will work hard and pay you back. ”
The way Kim Woo-jin looked at Park Je-soon was like a believer looking at a savior from heaven .
That level of respect made Park Je-soon want to ridicule him .
‘I will be able to collect about 100 million won from all the items he will drop after killing him anyway,’
Kim Woo-jin asked Park Je-soon a question .
“By the way, did anyone have any complaints? For going this far for my sake…”
In response, Park Je-soon shook his head .
“No such thing would ever happen. On the contrary, everyone listened to your story and readily agreed. Wasn’t that what happened, Ilsu?”
In response, a big man who called Park Je-soon “hyung-nim” a little while ago, nodded his head. “By all means. It’s just helping a new member of the family, we can at least do this much. Everyone feels the same way. ”
Immediately, there were words of agreement .
“I’d have to agree with you. As soon as I heard the story, I knew I had to help. ”
“Just buy me a drink later. ”
“Yes, the youngest will buy our celebration drink if he comes out alive!”
All the people who spoke glared at Kim Woo-jin .
It was the glare of a snake looking at a mouse in a corner .
‘So everyone agreed, aight. ’
Despite noticing the glares, Kim Woo-jin replied with a smile .
“Please take good care of me, I look forward to working with you all. ”
Kim Woo-jin’s fourth dungeon hunt just got started .
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