96 Ju Seong-tak's Rage

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96. Ju Seong-tak's Rage

"Urgh."

Ju Seong-tak who had fainted blinked his eyes as he woke up.

His vision blurred then returned to normal.

'What? Was it a dream?'

He doesn't feel any pain, so it really feels like waking up from sleep.

'What a fucking dream...'

He tried to kill the buyer but ended up being counterattacked instead.

And he was thoroughly beaten.

It's the first time Curse of Fear didn't work on an opponent.

'Well, it's just a dream.'

He shook his head to clear the delusion and looked around.

Somehow it's a familiar place.

'This is...?'

It was inside the 2-story building he had prepared as an escape route.

'Huh? Then it wasn't a dream?'

He tried to put his hand on the floor to get up.

"Huh...? Where did one of my arms go? Ah."

He remembered.

'That buyer bastard cut off my arm.'

But it's not just his arm that's missing.

"Fuck, my leg."

His leg is gone too.

He suddenly became disabled with one arm and one leg.

"Ah, ah."

Bewilderment, futility, anger, emptiness.

Is it because too many emotions surged up at once?

He wants to scream but it's stuck in his throat.

'Wh-where are you... Where are you, you fucking bastard...!'

He confirmed it's not a dream.

He wishes it was a dream, but it's harsh reality.

Finally, resentment beyond anger rose up his throat.

"Where are you! You fucking insect bastard!!!"

He looked around searching for the guy who did this to him.

It was clear who it was.

"You buyer bastard! I'll tear you to shreds!"

Ju Seong-tak tried to get up with bloodshot eyes.

But it wasn't easy since he's missing one leg.

"You fucking bastard did this to me? I'll definitely kill..."

Just then, Ju Seong-tak saw a neatly folded piece of paper.

He unfolded it to find a long letter written in cramped handwriting.

[Your name is Ju Seong-tak, right? I saw your ID. Your address was written on it too.

You don't think your leg being like that is my fault, do you? You did that to yourself, you bastard.

Why did you hide a bomb in the clothing donation box, you idiot? Were you trying to kill me with that?

I wanted to kill you out of spite, but you have no arms or legs and look pitiful so I'm letting you live and leaving.

Where in the world is there someone who even heals a guy who tried to rob them? Know you're lucky.

Don't try to rob people anymore and live honestly from now on. I know your name and home address, so don't cause any trouble. If you get caught, you'll really die.]

"Wh-what is this?"

Looking at who wrote the letter, it was certainly that buyer.

But.

'My leg ended up like this because of the Corpse Explosion?'

Suddenly a feeling of futility washed over him.

To think he was caught in his own trap.

He can't even blame someone else, it's truly a shitty situation.

"But does this bastard usually carry around paper and pen? Why did he leave a letter?"

He muttered incomprehensibly and rummaged through his pockets.

'Huh, it's gone. My wallet is gone.'

The wallet containing his ID disappeared.

'Fuck, all my money was in there!'

To think he even took 300,000 won in cash.

Who's telling who not to rob people like this?

'That bastard. He looked down on me, didn't he?'

Even if the leg was his own fault, the arm was clearly this bastard's doing.

It's enough reason to resent him.

Not only that, he took the material item and wallet, and even beat him up.

How could he not hold a grudge in this situation?

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuck!!!"

He shouted loud enough to shake the building, but it couldn't fill the emptiness of losing his limbs.

'I'll kill him. Definitely! Even if I stake my life on it, I'll kill that bastard.'

Face, build, voice, etc.

He remembers everything about that guy without missing anything.

Though he was strong, he's confident he can win if they fight again.

'If only the Corpse Explosion had hit, it would be that bastard with a crippled leg!'

He thought he lost due to bad luck.

Who would have known he'd lose just because the guy didn't take one step?

Ju Seong-tak who vowed to definitely pay back today's humiliation lost his balance and fell while trying to walk unsteadily.

Thud-

"Fuck."

Putting aside his shame, he limped out of the building.

Not knowing the person he was looking for was watching with Invisibility.

  *

Ryumin who was reading Ju Seong-tak's thoughts from behind grinned.

'As expected, he's trying to get revenge on me.'

Well, anyone would hold a grudge if their limbs were cut off.

'But there's nothing you can do in reality.'

How could he get revenge when he can't even walk properly?

Against an opponent who overwhelmingly beat him too?

'He seems to think he can win if we fight again, but not a chance.'

He thinks he would have won if he used Corpse Explosion well?

'As if I'd fall for such a trivial technique.'

Of course, Curse of Fear which inflicts status effects just by looking is a dangerous factor.

But even that can't be seen as extremely threatening.

'I have 82% resistance after all.'

The Curse of Fear was blocked earlier thanks to this resistance.

'Well, it's not 100% so I would have been caught if I was unlucky.'

He wasn't too worried.

'The resistance would have reduced the duration of fear by that percentage.'

The duration of Curse of Fear is 5 seconds.

With 82% resistance, it would be reduced to only 0.9 seconds.

In other words, even if he was caught by fear with an 18% chance, it would only last about 1 second.

'1 second is enough time to lose your life, but he was so off guard.'

This was why Ryumin confidently took the Curse of Fear.

Even if caught by fear, it would have worn off in the time it took to go "Huh?"

'Anyway, to think he's determined to get revenge on me even in that state. I'll give him credit for his spirit.'

Though he fought with Hwang Yong-min's face, so there's no way he can find him.

'Go ahead and be active in the other world with your desire for revenge. Immediately list any items you get on the market. That's beneficial for me too. You need to earn a living with your poor body, right?'

Ryumin grinned as he watched Ju Seong-tak running away with difficulty on his crippled leg.

  *

Before Round 7.

Ryumin had a meal with Min Juri.

"This set menu restaurant is delicious, right?"

"Yeah. It's the best I've ever had!"

"I'm glad you like it. Let's come often."

"O-often?"

He didn't mean anything by it.

But it seemed Min Juri took it differently, mulling over the meaning and starting to think in a strange direction.

Ryumin had to hurriedly correct his words.

"Not often, just occasionally."

"Ah. O-okay."

Min Juri was inwardly disappointed.

"By the way Min, you seem busy these days? Whenever I contact you, you say let's meet later."

"Ah, there's something like that."

Ryumin brushed it off vaguely.

He was busy.

He had to attend Plseba meetings every weekend, and attend PlPl meetings as the top executive.

'And I have to be mindful of being tailed too.'

Ryumin knew there were eyes watching him even at this moment.

He had already figured out who it was.

'Jeffrey Bishop, a level 28 assassin. And the person behind him is Christine's father, Nathan Watson.'

That guy had someone tail him to gather information.

At first, he didn't know he was being tailed.

But he realized someone had been following him for days with the Presence Detection skill.

'But I couldn't see their appearance. Which means...'

They must be an assassin with the Invisibility skill.

That's the only way to see it.

'The problem was who was tailing me and why...'

It wasn't difficult to figure this out.

He just had to tail the tail in return.

'They probably haven't learned the Presence Detection skill. If they had, they wouldn't tail so obviously.'

If they knew stealth was detected by Presence Detection, they would have tailed from far away in the first place.

Not tailing so blatantly from up close like this.

It was information that could be figured out with a little thought.

So he tailed the tail in return and waited for their Invisibility to wear off.

'And I found out. That the one tailing me was a foreigner. That it was done on Christine's father Nathan's orders.'

He could figure out the purpose by reading their inner thoughts too.

That it wasn't for assassination or some grand purpose, but simply tailing to gather information.

'It seems Christine told her father about me. That's why Nathan was displeased.'

He understands.

Let's say some fortune teller spouted nonsense that his daughter would die in Round 11.

Even Ryumin would want to find that fortune teller and confirm if it's true.

'Well, there's no need to deal with them unless they reveal their purpose first. Let them keep tailing. To their eyes, I'll just look like an ordinary executive going back and forth between the company and home.'

Though he has to attend Plseba meetings every weekend, he was confident he wouldn't be caught since he knows about the tail.

"By the way Min. I told you Round 7 information before, right?"

"You did."

"Is that really all? Don't be swayed by temptation?"

"Yeah. Just remember that."

Ma Gyeong-rok, Ahn Sang-cheol, Seo A-rin, Russell, Christine, Min Juri.

Ryumin told the same information to everyone.

Because that's really all you need to know for Round 7.

'Any more information is rather unnecessary.'

They may be curious why he's not revealing the quest, but it can't be helped.

'If they know the quest, they'll end up failing the round instead.'

Failing means annihilation.

He can't annihilate people he needs to protect until Round 20, can he?

'It's better to save as many people as possible. To have 5 or more people in the final round.'

Of course, he should only save people worth saving.

"Juri."

"Yeah?"

"Let's survive until the last round."

It was a sudden statement, but Min Juri soon answered with a shy smile.

"Okay..."

  *

Midnight, July 1, 2022.

Round 7 began.

Players summoned to a grassland looked around.

There were fewer people summoned than expected.

[Hello, humans! Did you have a good month?]

Priscilla spoke with a fresh smile, but the players remained silent.

With people dying in droves every round, there's no way anyone would feel favorably towards the angel.

[There are 434 survivors this time? As you can see, there are too few humans for the game. So we'll integrate areas again this time. Right now.]

As soon as the angel finished speaking, the ground shook.

Rumble rumble rumble-

The process of integrating ten areas was amazing to see again.

Like puzzle pieces fitting together without a millimeter of error.

Perhaps because of this, the players looked on with curiosity rather than surprise.

They've gotten used to it after seeing it once.

[We've integrated 10 areas. The total number is 4,922, and the new area name is C2-ESKA003. As you can see, you're all Korean so there's no need to be wary.]

People nodded at the kind explanation, but only briefly.

[Then before starting the round, we need to decide the area representative, right?]

The area representatives who realized they had to kill each other again frowned.

Only Ryumin was the exception.

'As expected, there's a representative selection match this time too.'

It felt like an annual event since it's always held when areas are integrated.

'I must definitely become the area representative this time.'

Though he never intended to become area representative before, he absolutely can't miss it this time.

Because the reward was enormous.

'The authority of the area representative can be used in reality too.'

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