Chapter 1858 – 1858. Eternal Eden
“……”
Everyone there fell silent.
Na Chaeyoung and Oh Seong-sang were the most shocked, while Gu Tae-hee, though surprised, calmly assessed the situation.
‘I didn’t see it.’
The first time he stabbed Ji Han-moo in the neck with the knife, she hadn’t seen it because she hadn’t expected it at all. The second time he beheaded him, the knife was too fast to see.
No matter how good a knife is, there must be skill involved in beheading a person. Moreover, to decapitate an unsuppressed opponent in one go? It was impossible unless one was a master of swordsmanship.
Gu Tae-hee’s eyes turned cold.
Ironically, Na Chaeyoung felt her body relax as soon as Ji Han-moo died. Of course, her heart was still pounding, and her limbs were trembling, but at least it was easier to breathe than before.
And the moment Ji Han-moo’s head touched her feet, information that only players could see appeared.
「Individual Name: Ji Han-moo
Potential: ★★★
Awakened Ability: Intimidation.
Traits: Steadfastness, Warrior.」
‘An early Awakened!’
His potential was 3 stars. His traits, Steadfastness and Warrior, were high-level traits. Especially Warrior, which was one of the highest-level traits. In the game, NPCs with this trait were enthusiastically welcomed. They were NPCs that people wanted to have even if they had to pay real money.
‘His ability is Intimidation. …He must have been using Intimidation since we came in.’
It was a kind of mental ability.
‘…I was too complacent. There’s no way early Awakened would only be on our side.’
As her expression turned sour, Seong Yu-jin kicked Ji Han-moo’s head that had fallen on the floor. The head, which bounced like a soccer ball, headed towards Oh Seong-sang. Oh Seong-sang was horrified and dodged to the side.
“You bastard! What the hell are you doing?!”
“What am I doing? The negotiation table wasn’t to my liking, so I’m trying to set up a new one. Can’t you tell? Your head is empty.”
“Boss! Please allow me to kill this bastard!”
It was the moment Gu Tae-hee, who had been sitting quietly, was about to open her mouth. Thud, thud. Dozens of people approached from all directions, surrounding the negotiation table.
“That’s why I told you. Aside from Dr. Na, that bastard should have been killed a long time ago.”
It was Jeong Go-san, the boss of the Go-san Faction, who appeared. The middle-aged man with a short beard menacingly swung his axe. He and 60 other members of the Go-san Faction showed their murderous intent towards Seong Yu-jin.
The Go-san Faction had lost its action leader and other members. The number was over 30. If they didn’t kill Seong Yu-jin, the culprit, right away, they would lose face, and their anger wouldn’t subside.
“Ghost Hand. I’ll hand over Dr. Na to you as promised. But we’ll kill that bastard. That bastard killed our guys and your subordinates. What will we become if we leave him like this?”
“…Do as you please. But don’t touch Dr. Na.”
“Since we received something, we’ll have that much sense. Let’s go, guys. It’s time to chop that bastard into pieces!”
Na Chaeyoung’s face contorted. The opponent was not 17, but over 60 people. No matter how skilled Seong Yu-jin was, it was a number that was hard to handle. Na Chaeyoung was about to speak urgently. She was going to say she would join Tae-wang. In exchange, she would ask them to spare Seong Yu-jin. She had seen Seong Yu-jin’s skills, so there was a possibility they would spare him.
But Seong Yu-jin held out his hand in front of her, stopping her. It was a hand that was too beautiful to be a swordsman’s hand. Na Chaeyoung closed her mouth without realizing it.
“These weaklings always think they’re strong just because they have numbers. A weakling is still a weakling no matter how many there are.”
“Is it because you’re crazy that you can’t even assess the situation? Don’t even think about dying peacefully. We’ll find your family and kill them all, then chop you up and throw you to the pigs!”
Jeong Go-san, the boss of the Go-san Faction, who had released concentrated killing intent, then took out a red pill from his pocket. It was Bister I.
“That crazy bastard is also an Awakened. Don’t let your guard down just because we have numbers.”
“Yes, Boss!”
The gangsters all took out Bister I from their pockets and swallowed them. They had prepared it in advance. Seong Yu-jin smirked at the sight.
“You idiots. Do you think only you can dope? I’m good at taking drugs too.”
Seong Yu-jin stuck his hand deep into his pants pocket and pulled it out. In his hand was a handful of Bister I.
Bister I was not an all-purpose combat stimulant. It had side effects. If you took a large amount at once, your blood vessels would burst when the drug effect wore off.
‘The recovery will take care of it.’
Crunch, crunch.
Dozens of Bister I were crushed in his mouth. Everyone was momentarily overwhelmed by his crazy appearance.
“That crazy bastard…”
Seong Yu-jin walked forward. The gangsters all had guns. It wasn’t good for Na Chaeyoung to be next to him because of the risk of ricochets.
“Shoot!!”
Jeong Go-san’s order was given. The gangsters all aimed at Seong Yu-jin and pulled the trigger.
Thunder Sky Style (雷天流) Electromagnetic Barrier (電磁氣幕).
The bullets couldn’t reach Seong Yu-jin’s body. They were blocked by the crackling electromagnetic barrier and deflected up or down. Or they would just stop and fall to the ground.
Seong Yu-jin ran towards them. With a single leap, he covered more than 5 meters. The drug gave him superhuman strength and stamina. He swung his sword at the gathered gangsters. With one swing, a gangster’s body was split in half. He then chopped the gangster’s body into pieces with meaningless slashes. It was a cruelty that came from leisure.
“Don’t shoot! You’ll hit our own guys! Besides, bullets don’t work on that bastard anyway! Get your weapons!!”
They took out menacing weapons such as hammers, butcher knives, crowbars, and bats wrapped in wire. The gangsters, who were filled with excitement instead of fear due to the drugs, rushed towards Seong Yu-jin without hesitation.
However, those vicious weapons never touched Seong Yu-jin’s body.
“You’re slow, you idiots.”
The current of the Thunder Sky Style flowed through his entire body, accelerating his time. It wasn’t as dramatic a change as when he used [Acceleration], but he could clearly see the movements of the gangsters.
Conversely, the gangsters couldn’t properly see Seong Yu-jin’s movements. Even if they were lucky enough to seize an opportunity, there was a gap in skill.
Seong Yu-jin simply swung his sword mindlessly, but the vast combat experience he had accumulated was unconsciously stored within him. Even without consciously thinking, his body was using the optimal swordsmanship on its own.
“Hahahahahahaha!”
Seong Yu-jin laughed as he moved around. If he cut down one guy, he would run to the guy at the far end and cut him down. Then he would come back and cut down the guy next to the one he had just killed. There was only one reason why he was moving inefficiently. Because it was fun.
“This crazy…”
Jeong Go-san trembled without realizing it. Even though he had taken drugs, he felt fear.
The gangsters, who had numbered over 60, had already been reduced to less than half. The floor was full of chopped-up corpses. It was hard to find a complete corpse. A monster was playing on top of human corpses.
“Okay, you bastard. Let’s see who dies first!”
Jeong Go-san took out Bister I from his pocket. He put more than 10 pills directly into his mouth.
Superhuman strength filled his entire muscles. Fear disappeared, and a sense of satisfaction with power took over.
‘So this is what it feels like. I can understand why that bastard is running wild. Power just feels good!’
His dynamic vision had also increased, and he could see Seong Yu-jin’s movements.
Jeong Go-san ran towards Seong Yu-jin with five of his subordinates. The five were sacrifices. If his subordinates created an opening by sacrificing their bodies, he would kill the guy with his hand axe. That was the only way to kill him.
“What Awakened? I am Jeong Go-san of the Go-san Faction! I’ll kill you!!!”
A line flashed.
A blue line.
That line, like lightning falling from the sky, swept past the bodies of the five gangsters and Jeong Go-san.
“Huh?”
Jeong Go-san’s vision gradually slipped downwards. Thud. Something heavy fell to the floor. What Jeong Go-san saw was six lower bodies standing upright on the floor.
He was dead.
Everyone was dead.
When Jeong Go-san realized that fact, Seong Yu-jin approached and stomped on his head, crushing it.
“About 3 minutes. Well, not bad.”
Seong Yu-jin turned his head sharply. There was still someone he had to kill. Oh Seong-sang, who met his eyes, took a step back without realizing it.
“Y-you monster…!”
Seong Yu-jin moved.
Oh Seong-sang, sensing that he would die if he didn’t kill him, used his ability. His body instantly multiplied into 10. His ability to create clones that were completely identical to the original was at its maximum.
“Kill him!!”
The nine clones took out swords from their pockets and rushed towards Seong Yu-jin at once. They had just seen that bullets didn’t work. His clones were much stronger and faster than the gangsters.
“Didn’t I say it before? A weakling is still a weakling no matter how many there are.”
Thunder Sky Style (雷天流) Thunder Flash (雷光).
He cut down all the clones that were closing in from all directions with a single swing, then moved forward, grabbed Oh Seong-sang’s neck, and stabbed him in the abdomen with his sword.
“S-save me… Kkyaaaaaaak!”
He grabbed the hilt of the sword and twisted it. Oh Seong-sang screamed, unable to bear the pain.
Seong Yu-jin pulled out the sword and threw Oh Seong-sang to the floor. He didn’t finish him off on purpose. He would die in a few minutes anyway.
“……”
The boss of Tae-wang was still sitting. Her eyes did not waver. Seong Yu-jin was approaching Gu Tae-hee when he collapsed to the floor, bleeding from his eyes, nose, ears, and mouth.
“……”
“……”
A chilling silence. Gu Tae-hee let out a small sigh, and Na Chaeyoung’s eyes shook like crazy. Na Chaeyoung wanted to get up, but she couldn’t. She couldn’t feel any strength in her legs.
“…Were you raising such a monster? To be honest, my heart was cold. It’s been almost a year since I thought I might die. Dr. Na, I gave you a chance, and you’re the one who threw that chance away. Well, if you listen to me from now on, I won’t do anything terrible, so rest assured.”
“H-how can you be so calm? Even your subordinates died!”
“Subordinates? Ah, those newbies? I just brought them in because they were espers and early Awakened. The guys I trust are busy covering the government’s eyes right now. If I had known there was a monster who could slaughter 60 people alone, I wouldn’t have come here like this. Well, slowly…”
Gu Tae-hee, who was about to get up by grabbing the armrest of the chair, froze. It was because Seong Yu-jin, who had collapsed on the floor, was getting up.
‘…He ate dozens of Bister I. It wouldn’t be strange if all the blood vessels in his body burst. Surely the blood vessels in his brain must have burst too… How is he still alive?’
Seong Yu-jin, who had gotten up, shook off the blood on his body and smiled.
“Shall we negotiate? It’ll be a bit different from before, though.”
He approached Na Chaeyoung. He grabbed Na Chaeyoung’s waist, lifted her up, and sat her down on her chair.
“W-what are you doing?!”
“One hour. I’m going to use it now.”
Seong Yu-jin sat Na Chaeyoung on his lap and pulled her closer. Her white gown was stained bright red, but he didn’t care at all.
“Ugh…”
Seong Yu-jin’s hand went inside Na Chaeyoung’s top, pulled down her bra, and squeezed her breast tightly. Na Chaeyoung frowned and glared at him, but Seong Yu-jin didn’t care at all.
Na Chaeyoung was flustered. Her heart, which had been pounding like crazy since earlier, was gradually slowing down. Her heart, which had only felt cold, was regaining its warmth, and her head was becoming calm instead. It was a really strange thing.
“As expected, Chaeyoung’s scent and breasts are the best.”
“…Are you, are you okay?”
“Can’t you tell? I’m perfect.”
Seong Yu-jin smiled and kissed Na Chaeyoung. It was a rough kiss like a storm, with the smell of blood. Na Chaeyoung couldn’t resist. Since Seong Yu-jin had used time, she was his woman for the next hour.
Their tongues tangled for a moment, and then they parted. Saliva, which couldn’t let go of its lingering feelings, stretched out between their lips before breaking.
Seong Yu-jin, who had tasted the sweet tongue and saliva, let out a breath as if shaking off his excitement. Then he looked at Gu Tae-hee, who was sitting opposite him.
“What was it again? The vessel of the ruler? Do I have that?”
“……”
“You’re smart. If you had judged me, I would have killed you.”
The hand holding the sword tightened.
“But why are you ignoring me?”
Seong Yu-jin swung his sword.
