Chapter 2493 – 2493. The Devil’S Game
Peng Cheon-soo received a lengthy message. It was a report from his subordinate.
‘The two thugs we assigned to Seong Yu-jin are dead. According to the police cooperating with us, they died fighting each other in a hotel room.’
It was plausible enough. They were thugs at their core. But it wasn’t likely to escalate to the point of killing each other.
‘Seong Yu-jin killed them.’
And Seong Yu-jin had returned victorious from the Devil’s Game. The devil’s power had manipulated reality. Even if they searched the room thoroughly or checked the surveillance cameras, no evidence related to Seong Yu-jin would remain.
The devil’s power manipulates people’s perceptions and reality. Those who don’t know about the Devil’s Game are bound to be deceived.
‘Those who know about the Devil’s Game are not affected by the devil’s power.’
That was why Peng Cheon-soo could manage participants of the Devil’s Game in reality.
‘Seong Yu-jin. This bastard killed three people. I didn’t put a leash on him from the start, so he’s impossible to control. The tracking device was also discovered. I don’t know where he’s hiding, but I’ll find him and kill him.’
However, there were many things to do right now. Seong Yu-jin was like an eel, but he hadn’t done anything to him, so there was no need to kill him immediately. Seong Yu-jin could die in the next Devil’s Game.
‘What’s urgent now is…’
Peng Cheon-soo thought of his subordinates. Those who had participated in the Devil’s Game long ago and had acquired magical tools and abilities as rewards. As they gained power, these guys started having other ideas. It was something he had predicted, but it still didn’t sit well with him.
‘It seems I should participate in the Devil’s Game soon.’
Knock knock.
“Boss. I’ve brought the prepared item.”
“Come in.”
A man with a sturdy build, wearing a suit, entered with a silver briefcase. Peng Cheon-soo took the briefcase and placed it on the desk. Opening the briefcase, there was a suit inside. Of course, it wasn’t an ordinary suit. The inside of the suit vest was made of small chains, and the metal sleeves of the jacket could be made into knives.
‘In the Devil’s Game, you can only bring Devil’s Game tools, except for clothes. The important thing is that it has to belong to the clothing category.’
Chainmail was not allowed. But clothes with the inside filled with chains were. It meant that loopholes were possible.
‘The first game is about escaping from a murderer and surviving. In Korea’s case, it’s the serial killer Jang Hwi-chun.’
The Devil’s Game occurred every midnight around the world. While playing the Devil’s Game, you would meet Americans or Europeans. They also started the game at midnight. Time difference? The devil’s power made things like time meaningless. The devil was omnipotent.
‘If you kill Jang Hwi-chun in the first game, you can get additional rewards. You can also get abilities that don’t come out often in the draw.’
The most coveted were the truth-detecting ability and the precognition ability. The truth-detecting ability had considerable potential depending on how it was used, and precognition could see a short future. Moreover, if a bad future occurred, it would even give a direct warning.
‘Of course, I know that neither is omnipotent. But they are abilities that will definitely be helpful.’
Especially what Peng Cheon-soo wanted was precognition. When his subordinate had that ability, he had almost died. As soon as the subordinate with the ability saw the future where he died, he betrayed him and tried to kill Peng Cheon-soo.
He opened a drawer and took out a black card. There were white letters written on the front of the card.
-This is an invitation to the Devil’s Game.
-If you stamp your fingerprint on the invitation, you will participate in the Devil’s Game at midnight that day.
Peng Cheon-soo had already made his decision. Once he made a decision, he never hesitated.
Stamp.
He stamped his fingerprint. And he picked up his smartphone.
“It’s me. Today’s the day.”
And when midnight came, he participated in the Devil’s Game and killed all four Jang Hwi-chuns, earning additional rewards. He was lucky. The place he started was a large supermarket, so there were many things that could be used as weapons. Moreover, he was with his subordinates.
As soon as Peng Cheon-soo arrived, a notification window popped up.
‘What kind of ability is this? Telling me to commit suicide? Is it a curse, not an ability?’
‘Is this supposed to be advice?’
Peng Cheon-soo glared at the notification window that had appeared in front of him and went down to the basement with his subordinates. In the basement prison, there were 20 debtors with their arms and legs tied.
They were piggy banks prepared for this day.
「Game Points Held: 0」
After checking his game points, Peng Cheon-soo took out a pistol from his pocket.
“P-please save me.”
“I-I paid back the money. I’ll give you more money…!”
“What I want are game points. Unfortunately, game points can only be obtained by killing.”
Bang, bang, bang.
Peng Cheon-soo broke open the 20 piggy banks.
「Game Points Held: 372」
The game points he obtained were less than he expected. It couldn’t be helped. The ones here were trash. The rest had to be saved for later.
「Game Tool and Ability Enhancement – 50 GP」
One ability enhancement. 50 game points disappeared.
‘Are you kidding me?’
Just in case, he had tried to enhance his ability, but it was still like this. Peng Cheon-soo gritted his teeth. The reason he had worked so hard and prepared until now was not to receive such an ability.
‘I’m unlucky. Even if I enhance my ability, it’ll be like this. I need to fix it right now.’
If he chose a new ability while his ability was enhanced, the enhancement would be reset. He would have to enhance his ability from the beginning again.
‘It’s not too late now. I’ll cut my losses quickly.’
Just like doing business.
「Game Tool and Ability Draw – 30 GP」
「You have acquired a hot cutter knife.」
「You have acquired a game-exclusive recovery potion.」
「You can only choose one game tool.」
「Choose one between the hot cutter knife and the game-exclusive recovery potion.」
Peng Cheon-soo’s expression relaxed. The game-exclusive recovery potion was the game tool he had been aiming for. Luckily, he had obtained the game tool he wanted right away.
‘Game-exclusive recovery potion. It heals most wounds on the spot. If enhanced, the effect will be even better.’
Changing the ability was more important than enhancing the game tool. He continued to draw.
「You have acquired an electric fly swatter.」
「You have drawn the fast-eating ability.」
「You have drawn the diving ability.」
…….
「You have drawn the mind-reading ability.」
When his points were running low, he stopped drawing.
「You have drawn the mind-reading ability.」
「You can only choose one ability.」
「Choose one between advice and mind-reading.」
‘Of course, it’s mind-reading.’
Just by the name of the ability, he could guess what kind of ability it was. Compared to the advice that only spouted useless nonsense, mind-reading was much better.
After changing his ability, he looked at his subordinate standing next to him. He was a smart guy who had studied abroad and was working as his secretary.
“Ji-chan. Do you regret becoming my subordinate?”
“No, Chairman. Why do you suddenly ask that?”
“You seem tired these days. I’ll be going now. You should also finish up and go home. The cleanup can be done later.”
“Yes. Please go in, Chairman.”
• • •
A call came from Yu Jin-myung.
-Yu-jin. Peng Cheon-soo has participated in the Devil’s Game and obtained an ability. Please find out what kind of ability it is.
“I’m curious too.”
If Peng Cheon-soo had the same advice ability as me, it would become quite troublesome.
“It’s mind-reading, they say?”
-That’s a straightforward name. It’s probably a type of ability that allows you to see through other people’s minds.
“Isn’t this going wrong? Your plan was to incite Peng Cheon-soo’s subordinates to betray him.”
-No. It’s actually a relief. It would have been more difficult if Peng Cheon-soo had obtained advice or truth-detecting abilities. By the way, did you receive an invitation to the Devil’s Game?
“Ah, right. I did receive one. Do-hyun also received one. Did you receive one?”
-No. I was just asking because I thought it was about time. Since I haven’t received one… this game will probably be an individual game, not a team game. Join forces with Do-hyun.
“Okay. I’ll protect Do-hyun.”
11 hours until midnight. Since there were no particular requests from Yu Jin-myung, I decided to use the advice.
‘What does Shin Do-hyun think of me?’
If Shin Do-hyun liked me… I was going to confess right away. Today would be a historic day.
‘Hmm. I hope she uses me for the rest of my life. And my dick too, for good measure.’
Shin Do-hyun was really my type of woman. There probably wasn’t another woman like Shin Do-hyun in this world.
And Shin Do-hyun was going to use me? Well, if the compensation was good, I could let her use me.
• • •
This time too, as soon as midnight came, I was sucked into the world of the Devil’s Game.
I was in ruins. Looking around, I saw a bag and a pistol. I quickly grabbed both.
A voice echoed from the sky.
-Hello, game participants. Welcome.
-This game is a battle royale.
-Kill each other until 10 people remain.
-If you kill another participant, you will earn 5 game points.
‘Where is Do-hyun… which direction is she in based on my position? Not north, south, east, or west.’
There was a wall. She obviously wouldn’t be beyond the wall… I came out of the building and started running. I had to meet Shin Do-hyun as soon as possible.
‘Seeing pistols lying around, other guys can also be armed with guns. I need to meet Do-hyun quickly. Do-hyun, wait for me. Oppa is coming.’
For reference, Shin Do-hyun was older than me.
