Chapter 2506 – 2506. The Devil’S Game
「Grand Game Entry Ticket (Remaining Seats: 40) – 100 GP」
The remaining seats for the Grand Game began to fill up quickly. It was clear that our purchase of the remaining seats had provoked the participants of the Devil’s Game.
「Grand Game Entry Ticket (Remaining Seats: 41) – 100 GP」
‘Huh? The number of seats increased?’
It didn’t seem likely that the organizer of the Devil’s Game would add more seats.
‘Did an existing participant die?’
According to Yoo Jin-myung, the Devil’s Game wasn’t just happening in Korea, and the number of participants was at least in the thousands, if not tens of thousands.
‘First of all, those who bought the Grand Game entry tickets are no ordinary people. It’s hard enough just to gather 100 GP. I shouldn’t let my guard down.’
Before worrying about the Grand Game, I had to kill Peng Cheon-soo and that guy from Woojeol, or whatever his name was.
Afterwards, I met Ji Byung-soo as the boss of the ‘Sunghae’ organization, along with Yoo Jin-myung.
As soon as Ji Byung-soo saw me, he immediately knelt on the floor and bowed his head.
“I greet the boss of Sunghae! Please accept me into the organization! I’ll do anything…!”
I exchanged glances with Yoo Jin-myung. Yoo Jin-myung quietly nodded. We had already discussed what to do with Ji Byung-soo.
“Ji Byung-soo. I’m very disappointed. I even gave you a gun, but you couldn’t kill Peng Cheon-soo.”
“The gun didn’t work on Peng Cheon-soo! And their subordinates were monsters! With just one punch, my men were knocked down like leaves in the wind! This is clearly strange!”
A gun didn’t work? I was about to shout at him for talking nonsense, but I held back. A part of me thought it was possible.
‘If they’re Peng Cheon-soo’s close aides, they must be participants in the Devil’s Game.’
And the fact that the gun didn’t work on Peng Cheon-soo bothered me.
‘Peng Cheon-soo’s ability is mind-reading. The game tool he has is a game-specific recovery potion. The fact that the gun didn’t work must be his subordinate’s ability.’
Should I use an advice?
I hesitated for a moment. It was a waste to use an advice on Peng Cheon-soo’s subordinates. In the current situation, each advice was precious.
‘Why didn’t the gun work on Peng Cheon-soo?’
〈It’s Peng Cheon-soo’s subordinate, Hyun Ji-chan’s ability. The ability is gun prohibition. Once a day, for 10 minutes, guns cannot be used within 300 meters.〉
I had heard the name Hyun Ji-chan from Yoo Jin-myung.
Peng Cheon-soo’s closest aide, and a legendary gangster who once single-handedly destroyed three organizations.
“What do you mean Peng Cheon-soo’s subordinates are monsters?”
“They took some strange medicine and became as strong as monsters! Maybe it’s an ability or tool they got from the Devil’s Game…”
Well, I thought so too. But I was curious about something else.
“How strong are they?”
“With one punch, a person flew almost 5 meters. It was like the force of a car.”
“Was their speed like a car too?”
“Ah, no. Their speed was normal.”
If their speed was also superhuman, I wouldn’t have been able to escape from that spot.
“What about their durability? You wouldn’t have fought without any weapons… Did knives or hammers not work?”
“Attacks did work. But… even when stabbed with a knife, they acted as if they didn’t feel any pain at all.”
They had a resistance to pain and monstrous strength?
I imagined the enemy in my head. I fight them one-on-one, assuming I can’t use a gun. The opponent is a monster who can send an adult male flying over 5 meters with one punch. In my hand, I have a long knife.
‘I think I can win?’
In short, if I cut them down before they attack, wouldn’t that be enough? After running a simulation in my head, it seemed entirely possible.
“Ji Byung-soo. Do you know about Kang Woo-jeol?”
“You mean that cripple with the hand?”
Kang Woo-jeol was called a cripple because he only had three fingers on his left hand. Of course, no one except Peng Cheon-soo could call him a cripple to his face.
“I heard Peng Cheon-soo is using him.”
“That guy is someone even Peng Cheon-soo has trouble controlling. Since I’m not there, he’s using him as an acting leader and plans to throw him away. That cripple is a real loose cannon, if nothing else. He even kidnapped a detective’s family once. We almost got screwed because of him. He’s a guy who lives like there’s no tomorrow.”
I killed two of Kang Woo-jeol’s subordinates earlier today and threw them into the sea. He’d probably realize that his men were dead soon.
‘If he’s the type to kidnap a detective’s family… he might target Do-hyun. I need to kill him today.’
I wouldn’t hold back, even if Yoo Jin-myung tried to stop me.
“Do you know where he is now?”
“That guy isn’t afraid of the police. He’s probably drinking and selling drugs at the club he runs.”
“Take me there.”
“So, are you accepting me into the organization?”
“If you guide me properly, I’ll accept you.”
Originally, I was going to pretend to accept Ji Byung-soo into the organization. The information Ji Byung-soo had was helpful enough for us. However, attacking Kang Woo-jeol now was my own decision.
Yoo Jin-myung didn’t argue and headed to the car.
“Just in case, I’ve prepared a weapon for the boss.”
“Did you expect this situation too?”
“Not exactly.”
Yoo Jin-myung opened the trunk of the car. There was a luxurious, long box inside. When he opened the box, there was a Japanese sword.
“How did you get this?”
“I got it through a broker. It was easier than getting a gun. Do you not like it?”
I drew the Japanese sword from its matte black scabbard. The flawless blade emitted a chilling sharpness.
Compared to the red straight sword I saw before, it wasn’t much, but it was still a pretty good item.
I swung the sword a few times in the air and nodded.
“I like it. You did well.”
From now on, I was going to go to the club where Kang Woo-jeol was and kill Kang Woo-jeol and all his subordinates. I would massacre at least 10 people. Kang Woo-jeol was a loose cannon? I would be even more of a loose cannon than him. That would be a warning to Peng Cheon-soo.
I looked at the blade and calmed my trembling heart. Killing one or two people was one thing, but killing more than ten made me a little nervous.
We made a simple plan. More difficult than killing Kang Woo-jeol was the escape plan.
Ji Byung-soo twisted his lips after hearing the escape plan.
“The Korean police? They’re so incompetent. Even if you’re wanted, you can just play a round of the Devil’s Game and come out. The wanted status will all disappear.”
“Don’t the police know about the Devil’s Game?”
“They don’t. According to Peng Cheon-soo, even if the police find out about the Devil’s Game, they immediately forget about it. The police rarely participate in the Devil’s Game. But are we really going to do this with just the three of us? Kang Woo-jeol… he’s not an easy guy.”
“You don’t want to do it?”
I fiddled with the pistol in my pocket. Ji Byung-soo quickly shook his head.
“No, I’ll go with the boss. My life is now the boss’s.”
I didn’t believe Ji Byung-soo’s lip service loyalty at all. I would kill him as soon as he became useless.
On the way, we bought some suitable masks. We had put on makeup, but there was still a risk of being recognized.
A famous club in Incheon. We headed to the entrance.
At the main entrance, there was a large bouncer. His eyes were fierce, and he was wearing a suit. He was dressed like a security guard, but his vibe was that of a gangster.
“Cosplay? Not just anyone can enter here. First, take off your masks.”
In front of him, I placed my hand on the hilt of the sword hanging at my waist. He didn’t think it was a real sword at all, and he was nonchalant. His eyes were filled with annoyance.
“Breath of Thunder. Thunderclap and Flash.”
I drew my sword as I pleased.
The blade flashed and grazed the bouncer’s neck. The bouncer’s head separated from his body and fell to the floor. His body also collapsed belatedly.
“This is crazy… A person’s head can be cut off so easily.”
Ignoring Ji Byung-soo’s admiration, I entered the club.
Loud music was playing. No, it was more like it was hitting you.
On the stage, young men and women were busy dancing. As I looked around with curious eyes, a man in a suit approached us. Wearing a suit here? He was most likely a gangster from Woojeol’s group.
“You guys! What’s with your outfits?! How did you get in?!”
His shouting was quite threatening.
Before I could step forward, Yoo Jin-myung moved. He held up a pistol, aimed it at the man’s head, and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
The gunshot pierced through the loud music. The man’s body, with a bullet in his head, fell to the floor. The attention of the club turned to us.
The music was still lively, but the people were no longer having fun.
“Aaaaaaah!”
With a piercing scream, people rushed towards the entrance and emergency exits. We didn’t bother to stop them.
“Where is Kang Woo-jeol?”
“This way!”
Ji Byung-soo pointed to a place where the VIP rooms were located. From there, men in suits came rushing out. They were each holding weapons in their hands.
“What crazy bastard is this!”
“What do you think this place is!”
“Where did you come from?!”
They charged at us, shouting at the top of their lungs. I ran towards them.
Ultra-concentration activated. Time slowed down, and their faces and bodies came into view. The direction of the weapons they were swinging, the movement of the leg muscles, and the direction of their eyes.
I could see everything.
At the same time, I knew how I had to move.
First, I slit the throat of the man in front, and then I slashed the torso of the man next to him. A baseball bat narrowly missed my head. Of course, it was all according to plan.
I took another breath and swung the blade from below upwards. Another man died, and blood splattered.
Five more remained.
‘Forward. If I lose this momentum, I’ll die.’
Ultra-concentration was actually hindering me in this situation. It was breaking the flow. Besides, even if I used ultra-concentration, I couldn’t breathe.
I entrusted myself to the loud music echoing in the club. And like dancing, I swung my sword and sliced the remaining five.
Only then did I exhale and shake off the blood on the sword. My heated body slowly cooled down.
The hallway leading to the VIP rooms was a mess of blood and corpses.
‘Did I do this? It’s exhilarating.’
I belatedly looked at the blade. The condition of the blade wasn’t very good. Still, it could probably cut down a few more people.
“This is crazy… How many people did you kill with just one sword…”
“Ji Byung-soo. Just guide us.”
“Yes, yes. Boss.”
Ji Byung-soo went ahead. He headed not to the VIP room, but to the control room. It was a steel door. It wouldn’t be possible to break through it even with a gun.
“Boss. Step back a little. They’re probably preparing a welcome inside.”
Ji Byung-soo carefully turned the doorknob. Luckily, it wasn’t locked. Ji Byung-soo pushed the door open and quickly stuck to the wall for cover.
Bang bang bang bang bang bang!
A series of gunshots.
If I went into that room now, I would definitely get shot and die at the entrance.
‘What should I do? Should I bring a table and use it as a shield?’
Yoo Jin-myung picked up a corpse and threw it into the control room.
Bang bang bang bang bang bang!
More gunshots rang out, and bullets pierced the corpse.
Yoo Jin-myung kept picking up corpses. It seemed like he was trying to use up their bullets in the same way. Even if that wasn’t the case, using a reasonably thick corpse as a shield didn’t seem like a bad idea. From the looks of it, the bullets were small and couldn’t penetrate the corpse.
‘It seems like I have some time, so should I roll the dice?’
I took out the dice from my pocket. Judging by the fact that the advice warning didn’t appear, it seemed like the worst-case scenario wouldn’t happen.
Rattle.
The number on the dice was 5.
“Aaaaaah! Cockroaches!”
Bang!
“You son of a bitch! What are you doing with the gun?!”
“Ack! Cockroaches! Aaaack! They’re flying this way! Someone get rid of them!”
The inside of the control room became chaotic in an instant. I took my gun and headed towards the entrance of the control room. I didn’t pick up the dice. I had experimented with it, and it reappeared next to me at midnight.
Ultra-concentration activated. I checked the inside.
Kang Woo-jeol and three men who appeared to be his subordinates. Two naked women were passed out from drugs. I also saw cockroaches. No lie, there was one bigger than my palm flying in the air.
The men, who were panicking, aimed their pistols at me. But I, who was prepared, was faster.
I put bullets in the foreheads of the three men, one in Kang Woo-jeol’s right hand holding the pistol, and one in the giant cockroach flying around.
Bang bang bang bang bang!
The situation was resolved in an instant. I approached Kang Woo-jeol and aimed my sword at him instead of the pistol.
“Are you a killer? Where did you come from? Who sent you?”
Kang Woo-jeol growled.
“You bastard. You still haven’t come to your senses. You’re about to die.”
“How much did you get paid? I’ll give you three times that. Join me. A killer as skilled as you is welcome! Someday, I’ll even hand over my business to you!”
“You have pride, so you won’t just ask to be spared? I would have spared you if you had asked.”
“…Spare me.”
“Did you believe that, you idiot.”
I swung my sword and cut off his head.
I felt the sword catch slightly in the middle. The blade must be damaged.
I turned around and said to Yoo Jin-myung and Ji Byung-soo.
“Let’s get out of here before the police show up.”
There was no flashy car chase on the road with the police. We abandoned the car in a suitable place and ran away. It was a success.
