Chapter 2507 – 2507. The Devil’S Game
Paeng Cheon-su’s face contorted.
He had just received news about Woo Jeol-pa. Three masked bastards had stormed into the Incheon club run by Kang Woo-jeol, killing people with swords and guns before escaping.
The report came from a Woo Jeol-pa thug working as a waiter at the club. At first, he thought it was nonsense, but… soon the news broke, confirming it was true.
A shootout in Incheon, not some small provincial town. It was impossible for the news to stay quiet.
‘I decided to use Woo Jeol-pa. But not even a few days later, and Woo Jeol-pa is gone?’
Some of Woo Jeol-pa’s underlings remained, but… without Kang Woo-jeol, Woo Jeol-pa was useless. The only reason Woo Jeol-pa could establish a presence in Incheon was because of Kang Woo-jeol.
‘This can’t be a coincidence. Someone is interfering with me.’
The task he had given Kang Woo-jeol was to kidnap those suspected of being participants in the Devil’s Game, including Seong Yu-jin.
‘I gave the same task to other underlings. But only Woo Jeol-pa was killed? And by three people armed with guns and swords?’
Those three were either professional killers or likely participants in the Devil’s Game.
Yes. For example, Seong Yu-jin, whom Woo Jeol-pa was targeting, could be one of those three. Of course, there was no evidence, so it was just speculation and prediction.
‘It could be the work of that recently emerged organization, Seonghae.’
The organization Seonghae was still shrouded in mystery. It was definitely a powerful organization, but unlike its power, there was no information about it. If an organization was large, information about it should naturally surface, but that wasn’t the case.
‘It’s like an organization that suddenly appeared and started operating. Their emergence is too sudden.’
Normal underground organizations don’t operate quietly; they build a reputation. That’s how they avoid being ignored and make money.
But Seonghae’s territory and the kind of operations they run were completely unknown. In Paeng Cheon-su’s eyes, it was a very strange organization. It felt like an organization that had appeared to interfere with him.
‘If they are an organization of Devil’s Game participants, it makes some sense. That must be why they targeted my piggy bank.’
And Seong Yu-jin was definitely a participant in the Devil’s Game. Seonghae and Seong Yu-jin. It seemed like there was a connection.
Even if that wasn’t the case, Seong Yu-jin was starting to get on his nerves.
‘Nothing seems to go right when it comes to Seong Yu-jin. He feels like a plague, so it’s better to eliminate him.’
Since he was also a participant in the Devil’s Game, killing him would eliminate a competitor. Therefore, killing him was a guaranteed benefit.
‘It’s too trivial and I have too much to do to move myself. I should use those killer bastards.’
They cost a lot, but their skills at killing people were undeniable.
Paeng Cheon-su had no doubt about Seong Yu-jin’s death.
• • •
The Advisor’s warning popped up. He could guess who it was. Paeng Cheon-su.
‘According to Ji Byeong-su, Paeng Cheon-su doesn’t hesitate to hire killers.’
Honestly, he wasn’t too worried about the killer. He had the Advisor.
‘Who is the killer?’
Since his abilities had been enhanced, the Advisor was giving him information he hadn’t even asked for.
2 AM was when he was usually making love with Shin Do-hyeon. A killer was going to interrupt that? Absolutely unforgivable.
‘It’s more than 8 hours until 2 AM tomorrow.’
He took out the Devil’s Game invitation from his pocket. Today, he had been invited to the Devil’s Game. From their team, he, Yu Jin-myeong, and Jo Na-yeong would participate in the Devil’s Game today. Shin Do-hyeon and Bae Hyeon-su had not received invitations.
“Wear comfortable and sturdy clothes. Especially, wear combat boots.”
Shin Do-hyeon’s nagging hit him. From experience, it was better to nod and accept her words than to argue.
“Okay, okay.”
He waited for midnight, fully prepared.
As soon as it turned midnight, he was transported to the Devil’s Game arena. It wasn’t outdoors but a room that looked like a luxurious hotel. Around him were his teammates, Yu Jin-myeong and Jo Na-yeong.
-Hello, game participants. Welcome.
The game organizer’s voice flowed from the speakers on the ceiling. It was probably a devil, most likely. He had never actually seen it.
-This game is a team battle. Cooperate with your teammates to kill other teams. Only 5 teams can win the game.
It was a kind of battle royale.
He looked around. There were no weapons to be found. He wished Shin Do-hyeon was here. She could go on a rampage with her pistol.
-But if the game was like this, it would be boring, wouldn’t it? There is an additional rule.
-Silence.
-You must not make a sound. The moment you make a sound, even by mistake, the hotel ghosts will get angry.
-Now, have a pleasant game.
The Devil’s Game disappeared.
They froze and looked at each other. If they made a sound, they would die? What kind of rule was that?
He was already starting to feel frustrated.
Yu Jin-myeong looked around the hotel room and then brought a pen and paper. The paper seemed to be torn from a book.
(It seems we can communicate with writing. There is plenty of paper, so we can communicate as much as we want.)
He crossed his arms and nodded. Then, he glanced at Jo Na-yeong. When Shin Do-hyeon was around, he had to be careful about Jo Na-yeong. But now that Shin Do-hyeon wasn’t here, he could look at Jo Na-yeong as much as he wanted.
‘She’s even prettier after not seeing her for a while. Did she get prettier as a reward for winning the Devil’s Game? Still, she’s not as pretty as our Do-hyeon.’
What would it be like to taste a popular idol? He was very curious, but he couldn’t just pounce on Jo Na-yeong, who was on his team.
Jo Na-yeong, with an anxious expression, picked up a pen and wrote on the paper.
(What should we do? Should we just stay in this room?)
(In my personal opinion, that doesn’t seem like a good choice. There’s no way the devil would be so careless. Let’s look around the room a bit more. There might be something special hidden.)
They searched the room thoroughly.
Anything special? There was nothing. The only things that could be used as weapons were kitchen knives. There were three of them, so they each took one.
(There was no food to eat. The faucets in the kitchen and bathroom don’t work either. There is no food or water. We can’t keep staying in the hotel room. We’ll just starve to death. There are no exits to the outside except for the front door. There are no windows connected to the outside.)
(I checked the front door earlier. It wasn’t locked at all. Just in case, I opened other doors, and it was the same.)
Jo Na-yeong quickly moved her pen. Unlike her pretty appearance, her handwriting was quite messy.
He also wrote on the paper with a pen.
(Well, we have to follow the game rules. Let’s go to the next room first. I’ll go first.)
He boldly opened the front door.
Pale, hazy things were wandering around in the hallway. They all turned to look at him.
‘These bastards… they’re kind of fucked up. Can I kill them with a knife?’
Bang!
He immediately closed the door. Before the door closed, he saw them flying towards him.
Fortunately, they couldn’t open or pass through the door. He turned his head back. Yu Jin-myeong and Jo Na-yeong had serious expressions. Jo Na-yeong, in particular, was sweating.
(It seems like those are the ghosts the devil was talking about. Let me check something.)
Yu Jin-myeong stood in front of the front door. He took a deep breath and then slightly opened and immediately closed the door.
(I figured it out. The ghosts seem to roam the hallway every even hour. I used Truth Detection three times.)
Right now, Yu Jin-myeong could use Truth Detection five times a day. There was no reason for him to share false information. He checked the wall clock. 12:17.
There were 43 minutes left until the odd hour.
Yu Jin-myeong seemed to have remembered something and slightly opened and closed the front door again. He had clearly used his ability. Yu Jin-myeong’s Truth Detection could only be used if he saw the target.
(Since it’s a battle royale anyway, I don’t think I’ll need to use it on people, so I used all my abilities. The ghosts only react to sight and sound.)
(If you had asked me, I could have found out with the Advisor in an instant.)
(No. We should save Yu-jin’s Advisor as much as possible. Unlike my ability, the Advisor gives warnings, doesn’t it? It’s better to save it until the end.)
(Oh, right. I got a warning when I opened the front door earlier. I thought I could kill the ghosts, but it popped up.)
(So, we can’t kill the ghosts. I expected as much.)
Yu Jin-myeong then looked at Jo Na-yeong and moved his pen, writing quickly.
(I have a request for Jo Na-yeong. Please use your invisibility to go out into the hallway and open the front doors of the other rooms. The fact that the doors aren’t locked probably isn’t just for our room. If Jo Na-yeong does well… we can easily win the Devil’s Game.)
Oh. Right. Jo Na-yeong’s invisibility ability. If it went as Yu Jin-myeong said, they could really win easily.
Jo Na-yeong hesitated for a moment, then nodded with a determined expression.
(Since we also have the game escape ticket… I’ll try it.)
The difference between having a game escape ticket and not having one was huge. Even Jo Na-yeong, who was a coward similar to Bae Hyeon-su on the team, was willing to act.
Jo Na-yeong’s ability had recently been enhanced, increasing from 3 minutes to 5 minutes, hadn’t it?
‘If it goes according to Yu Jin-myeong’s plan… this Devil’s Game will be a piece of cake.’
5 minutes was more than enough time to open all the doors in the hallway.
And not even a minute later, screams were heard.
“Aaaaaaah!”
“Why is the door suddenly opening?!”
“Shit, they’re coming in! Block them!”
People started to panic. That meant they were doing very well.
‘The ones who screamed will all die.’
About 3 minutes passed. The door opened, and something came in. It was Jo Na-yeong. As soon as she came in, she grabbed a pen and wrote on the paper. It looked like the pen was moving on its own.
‘Only the things she’s holding when she uses invisibility become invisible, right?’
(Some of the doors were being guarded by someone, so I couldn’t open all of them.)
(Na-yeong, you did well. Thanks to you, things have become easier. Take a rest. Yu-jin and I will guard the door.)
Jo Na-yeong put down the pen. Of course, Jo Na-yeong was invisible. When she was determined to hide her presence, even he couldn’t tell where she went. It seemed like she had practiced hiding her presence diligently.
‘Huh?’
Something fell to his right. He felt a flow of air.
‘Did she sit next to me? It would be better to rest on the bed.’
He felt something touch the back of his right hand. He glanced at Yu Jin-myeong. Yu Jin-myeong was frowning and reading a book. Reading a book in the Devil’s Game. Yu Jin-myeong was no ordinary guy.
‘Hmm. This is a green light, right?’
He quietly moved his right hand. He touched Jo Na-yeong’s invisible body. The shape of her body was forming in his mind.
‘It’s a little ticklish. Is this her hair?’
Through his hand, he could feel Jo Na-yeong’s small face. He touched her lips and nose. She seemed to be holding her breath.
‘The fact that she’s not avoiding my hand means it’s okay to touch her, right?’
His right hand traced her neck and then went lower. He felt a soft yet elastic mass of flesh. Her chest. It was definitely different from Shin Do-hyeon’s. Shin Do-hyeon’s breasts were very large and soft, while Jo Na-yeong’s breasts were soft and chewy, making them addictive.
‘This is good in its own way.’
While he was at it, he should touch and see.
But Jo Na-yeong got up and disappeared. He just fidgeted with his right hand for no reason.
