95 Perfect Plan

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95. Perfect Plan

The location was perfect.

He called him to the most deserted alley among Suwon's back streets.

'It's daytime but that's not a problem. It's surprisingly a time when few people pass by.'

It's certain after observing and analyzing for several days.

'I've already secured an escape route too.'

Even if witnesses appear, there's no problem if he hides in the 2-story building behind the alley.

There were no CCTVs so he could escape without worrying about being seen.

'The plan is perfect too.'

He plans to explode the corpse hidden in the clothing donation box when the guy comes 10 steps closer.

'Then I'll cast Curse of Fear on him when he's staggering from the damage and make him kneel.'

After that, it's simple to stab his neck with a dagger.

'But I don't plan to kill him easily. I'll toy with him as painfully as possible.'

He'll definitely make him pay for angering him.

With that thought, Ju Seong-tak waited standing in the alley.

Just waiting for the buyer to come closer.

'Yes, just a little more. Come five steps closer.'

The buyer walked towards him, unaware of anything.

The distance to the clothing donation box gradually narrowed.

'Four steps, three steps, two steps... Now just one more step and...!'

At that moment.

Stop-

The buyer stopped with one step left.

Ju Seong-tak's expression naturally crumpled.

'Damn, why did he suddenly stop?'

The distance between them is a bit far to talk.

Yet the buyer stands far away and shouts.

"Hey! Are you the seller of the Immortal Skin Fragment?"

"Yes, that's right."

"What are you doing there? Aren't you going to trade?"

Seeing him gesture to come over, Ju Seong-tak felt dumbfounded.

'Fuck, just one more step and he'd be in range of the corpse explosion!'

Though the guy kept gesturing, Ju Seong-tak couldn't go closer.

'If I go closer, I'll be in range of the corpse explosion instead.'

Corpse Explosion deals damage regardless of ally or enemy.

There's no way he could go closer.

Of course, he could simply give up on Corpse Explosion and approach to cast Curse of Fear to easily subdue him.

But that's no fun.

Above all.

'That's not the plan I made.'

The fact that things weren't going according to his plan made Ju Seong-tak hesitate.

"What are you doing? Aren't you coming?"

"C-could you come over here? My legs hurt..."

It was a ridiculous excuse even to himself, but he had no choice.

'Just one step, if he just moves one step...'

But the other party wouldn't budge as if his feet were glued to the ground.

Just one step.

Rather, he folded his arms and made a disgruntled expression.

"Tch, you think I'm not tired too? If you're tired, I'm the one who came all this way."

"I have a disability. It's hard for me to move."

He even tried the extreme excuse of having a disability, but.

"Disability? Your two legs look fine to me."

The buyer showed no signs of falling for it.

'That fucking bastard, does he know?'

No, that can't be.

Who would imagine there's a corpse in the clothing donation box?

He probably doesn't know his job is shaman either.

He probably doesn't know he's destined to die if he takes just one step.

'But why does he keep arguing instead of coming over!'

The buyer who still wouldn't budge and was clearly showing his discomfort shouted.

"Fuck, you don't intend to trade with me, do you?"

"Wh-what?"

"The item doesn't exist either, right? You bastard. Huh?"

Ju Seong-tak was rather flustered by the other's sudden outburst.

"Wh-what are you..."

"You look flustered so I must be right. You fucking bastard, you were trying to lure me in to rob me, weren't you? That's why you keep telling me to come inside. Right? You goddamn bastard."

"..."

He seemed to be misunderstanding something, but it was extremely unpleasant to hear.

When was the last time he was cursed at like this in his life?

Probably for the first time since the military.

'Ca-calm down. I can't get caught up in this bastard's pace.'

Ju Seong-tak had to do something to clear up the misunderstanding.

After all, everything will end if he just makes him take one more step.

He can make that bastard kneel at his feet.

"I-I think you're misunderstanding something, it's not like that."

"What do you mean it's not, you fucker."

"Your language is vulgar."

"Vulgar my ass, you bastard. You think I can speak nicely to someone who listed fake items and tried to rob me?"

"I never lied? Look!"

Ju Seong-tak who felt wronged inwardly took out the item from his inventory.

It was the Immortal Skin Fragment he had listed for sale.

Only then did the other's attitude soften.

"Huh? You really do have it?"

Ju Seong-tak inwardly smiled with satisfaction.

'Good. Now if I can lure that bastard over with this...'

But something was strange.

The buyer who was cursing until just now suddenly smiled gently.

'What? Why is that bastard smiling so annoyingly...'

At that moment, there was a whoosh of wind and the sensation disappeared from his arm.

"Huh?"

Ju Seong-tak's left arm holding the material item had fallen at his feet.

"Ah, aah!"

The belated pain snapped him to his senses.

'Wh-when? When did he approach? We were clearly far apart...'

When he looked up, the buyer was still standing there with a smile.

'W-wait, he didn't move a single step?'

But how was his arm cut off?

When he turned his head to the side, he saw the other holding a blade.

When he turned back, he saw the smiling face again.

"T-two people...?"

He looked back and forth in disbelief.

The two looked exactly the same, like twins, in both clothes and appearance.

"What do you mean two people? There's only one."

At the other's words, he turned his head to see the one in front had disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Only the one holding the blade to the side remained.

It was truly something to make ghosts wail.

In fact, it was using a doppelganger to distract his attention, but Ju Seong-tak had no way of knowing that.

"H-how did..."

"Do I need to explain that too?"

The other who said that leisurely picked up the material item from his fallen arm.

Then he naturally put it in his inventory as if it was his own item.

Ju Seong-tak was so dumbfounded he couldn't close his mouth for a while.

"Y-you fucking bastard!"

Ju Seong-tak who belatedly shouted used Curse of Fear while looking into the other's eyes.

Curse of Fear.

The first skill shamans learn upon class change, a broken skill that makes the opponent fall into fear.

Ju Seong-tak easily subdued most enemies with this.

The moment he cast the curse, they would without fail fall into fear and tremble.

He believed without doubt the man before him would do the same.

But something unexpected happened.

[The opponent has resisted fear.]

[Failed to cast Curse of Fear.]

'What? Failed?'

Ju Seong-tak thought he must have seen wrong.

It was a message he had never seen even once until now after clearing 6 rounds.

"No need to be surprised. With an 18% success rate, it's natural to fail most of the time."

"What are you..."

Before he could ask what he meant, a fist was planted in his jaw.

"Guhk!"

His teeth scattered and his mind went blank.

'What damage...'

Wasn't he holding a blade?

Yet the power of his fist is this much?

'Just how high is his Strength stat...'

Ridiculously, the feeling of being amazed at the other's strength was greater than the feeling of pain.

Thwack-

"Puhk!"

He coughed up blood and collapsed after being hit in the abdomen.

Though Ju Seong-tak immediately went to a near-death state.

Whoosh-

He felt a warm energy and all his internal and external injuries healed.

"Wh-what's going on?"

"I healed you."

The other said calmly.

"Because I want to beat you up more."

Crack-!

Before his jaw could turn, the next fist flew in.

Crack- Thwack- Crack!

He staggered backwards from the continuous one-two punches and collapsed.

Whoosh-

He almost lost consciousness, but his wounds healed and he became clear-headed again.

"Y-you fucking bastard..."

"You haven't been beaten enough yet?"

Ju Seong-tak was beaten by the other without knowing the reason.

Though he had a blade, he was beaten with just fists as if there was no need to use it.

'Fuck, if only I could cast Curse of Fear...'

The cooldown for Curse of Fear is 1 minute.

Seeing that he still couldn't use it after being beaten dozens of times, it seems the time hasn't passed yet.

'1 minute is so fucking long.'

But even time that seems eternal eventually passes.

An opportunity came to Ju Seong-tak who had been enduring.

[Curse of Fear cooldown has returned.]

'You're dead now, you bastard.'

Though it luckily didn't work last time, this time for sure...

Stab- Stab-

"Huh?"

Ju Seong-tak was bewildered as he suddenly couldn't see.

A terrible pain surged from his eye sockets.

"Ah, ah!"

"Your parents who gave birth to a bastard like you must be shedding tears of blood in the afterlife. Like you are now."

"Kuhk... You son of a bitch!"

Whoosh- Whoosh-

He immediately took out his dagger and swung it to counterattack, but there was no way a blind attack would hit.

"You dare try to deceive me?"

Thwack-!

Ju Seong-tak who was sent flying by the other's kick rolled on the ground.

Though he couldn't see, he could grasp the situation.

'That bastard, did he deliberately stab my eyes timed with the cooldown? No, that can't be.'

How could he possibly know that you need to look into the eyes to cast Curse of Fear?

It must have been a simple coincidence.

'Fuck, it hurts. What should I do now?'

He can't see and one arm is cut off.

If the other hadn't somehow healed him, he would have died from shock long ago.

'Is there really no way to beat that bastard...?'

Then one clever move came to mind.

Doesn't he still have one more skill?

'You bastard. You underestimated me too much.'

Even if he dies, he'll take that bastard with him.

With that resolve, he activated the skill.

Though he's not sure if it will work.

'It's do or die.'

[Corpse Explosion]

'Now or never.'

Boom-!

* * *

When an explosion occurred in the alley, nearby merchants rushed over.

"Wh-what happened?"

"Gasp, over there!"

Blackened scorch marks, a shattered clothing donation box, and bits of flesh.

People immediately reported to the police, but they didn't know.

That there was someone watching them from afar.

'Whew, that bastard almost died too.'

Ryumin who had taken refuge in the 2-story building looked at Ju Seong-tak lying unconscious in a corner.

'Crazy bastard. Using Corpse Explosion when he can't even see.'

It's fortunate he read his thoughts in advance and blocked it, otherwise this bastard would have become chunks of meat too.

'Well, he deserves to die a hundred or thousand times, but...'

Ryumin had no intention of killing Ju Seong-tak yet.

If he did, he would have long ago slit his throat and left after securing the materials.

'Though he's a psychopath, there are ways to use him. The Rune of Drops he has is very useful.'

Ju Seong-tak's nickname is [Dumb Poops].

Like [Sky Horse] Ma Gyeong-rok, he's a talent competing for 2nd-3rd place across all areas.

But there are issues with making him an ally since he's a serial killer.

'Of course I don't plan to bring him to Round 20. But I can use him to kill bosses before that.'

The Rune of Drops literally increases the drop rate of items.

It especially increases the probability of special items dropped by boss-level monsters by 10 times.

'In other words, if the drop rate is 10%, it's a broken rune that makes it 100%.'

This is why he was able to get a legendary material from High Orc.

'This guy's rune can be helpful to me if used well.'

Even now, didn't he list a legendary material to sell on the PlPl market?

Since he's skilled, it was obvious he would list good materials in the future too.

'The problem is that he's a serial killer...'

It's true that it's uncomfortable to let him go as is, since he'll obviously kill innocent people if left alive.

'But it's not like there's no way.'

Ryumin picked up the double-edged sword.

There's no need to use the scythe and create a reason to be tracked.

Slash-

One arm was already cut off, so he just cut off the legs.

He used emergency treatment after leaving just one of each limb.

The wounds healed and the cross-sections became smooth.

'I used it on his eyes too, so his sight will probably return when he wakes up.'

However, he shredded the severed limbs so they couldn't be reattached.

Ju Seong-tak has now become a body that lost one arm and one leg.

'If I make his real body disabled, he won't be able to kill as he pleases. Anyway, what's needed is his body in the other world where item supply is possible.'

Even if made disabled like this, his avatar in the other world should be fine.

Now he can leave with peace of mind.

'Of course, since he saw my face, he'll surely try to get revenge when he wakes up, but...'

There's no problem.

The face Ryumin showed was the face of the dead Hwang Yong-min.

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