Chapter 75 – 3.
It felt like my head would break.
Seong Ji-hoon finally closed his eyes again due to the headache that had been bothering him so much that it was difficult to organize his sight.
How long has it been?
As his pain showed signs of gradually disappearing, Seong Ji-hoon slowly opened his closed eyes and observed the inside of the line.
Dusty furniture and moldy wallpaper.
And even the calendar on the other side, which had stopped decades ago, was full of dreary energy, and at a glance it looked like an abandoned abandoned house.
“Great…”
I couldn’t even move my hands and legs on the chest of drawers.
No matter how hard he struggles with the sound of boiling phlegm, he is immovable.
It was just prey caught in a trap.
“Keuuuuu! Cool-“
I squeezed all the strength I could to boil up my mana, but the pain that started in my heart soon spread to my whole body.
When the twisted pain was inflicted on the five organs and the danjeon, he immediately cried and vomited a handful of blood, but Seong Ji-hoon had to smile dejectedly despite the rising pain.
‘ Antipatch. ‘
Seong Ji-hoon was bound by the anti-patch.
For hunters who express most of their skills using the medium of mana, the anti-patch is a good binding tool.
If anyone noticed that he was using mana, it was one of the tools to circulate it from the inside before taking it out, like he is now, and inflicting serious internal injuries.
However, even such an anti-patch had a serious blind spot: it was just a sandcastle in front of pure grip.
In a word, it was rat poison to long-range wizards, but on the contrary, it was a device that could be easily solved by melee hunters.
However, Seong Ji-hoon is naturally a long-distance wizard.
Solving it was almost impossible.
“Keuuuuu”
And from earlier, it was a burning pain in the thigh.
The pain intensified as it went on, but when I glanced up, I saw blood dripping from my left thigh.
He had a stab wound, which, fortunately, did not appear to be too deep, as he could have healed himself with a few minutes.
‘ Fuck, unlucky stealers… ‘
Seong Ji-hoon knew at once why he was in such a gloomy place.
A rat-like thief who only targets hunters.
It must have been the work of Stiller.
Stiller was literally a thief.
In particular, hunters who came out of the gate were their main targets, but I had no dreams or hopes if I got caught by them.
Aside from the by-products of the Gate, all of his weapons and valuables were robbed.
When the hunters came out after completing the subjugation, when the hunters were exhausted and most vulnerable, they cleverly took advantage of that point.
In addition, for low-level hunters like yourself, you don’t want to meet even more.
However, lamenting over what had already happened did not change anything.
‘What happened to other people… ‘
Suddenly, I remembered the people who had a party last week.
One melee and two ranged including self.
He and himself, who were D-class hunters, had the same rank, so they easily formed a party and went in, but for some reason, the two of them were nowhere to be seen, and it was ironic that only he was in an abandoned house.
‘I bet it’s not human trafficking… ‘
By the time Seong Ji-hoon, who was seized with fear when the two people in front were nowhere to be seen, had all sorts of thoughts.
From the outside, pretending to be popular, I felt someone enter.
It was only after entering the room that I could see people’s faces, like two women in hoodies wearing bizarre masks.
” Hey? “
” Huh. “
One person looked at Sung Ji-hoon for a long time as if thinking about something, and the other person took out a notebook from his arms and checked it.
Around the time my body shuddered again at the unknown action, the masked person who was looking at the notebook continued.
“The by-products of the gate are nothing special. The only thing you can get out of the iron fly shell is tapudari…”
“Equipment.”
“It’s okay to say that weapons are D-class or lower, and armor is just…”
“You’re dead.”
Seong Ji-hoon heard the words of the masked people and was filled with anger.
As expected, they would have been hit by Steeler.
“Still, his weapon is in good condition. I think 300 will come out if I sell it at auction and hand it over?”
“It’s not bad to be encouraged.”
“These bastards… They’re big-“
Seong Ji-hoon couldn’t overcome his rising anger and tried to curse, but his words were cut off by the masked man who grabbed his face right away.
“It would be better not to provoke unnecessary things. We are not such good people.”
” ····As for the people at the party···· How did they····.”
“Pu-Hup-Look at these bastards. Are you worried about the life and death of the party members? Looking at them, they don’t look that close.”
At the words of the masked man who laughed while organizing his notebook, Seong Ji-hoon felt shock and even greater anger at the same time.
‘ These bastards… Have been aiming for our party from the beginning… ‘
From the information of the party that was just formed, to the ghost-like attack when returning as soon as the gate subjugation was completed.
It must have been a planned move.
“It’s okay. I didn’t kill you. Of course, you will not be able to avoid being sold to the Dark Zone.”
“Da… Kzon…?”
“Ah, don’t you know Yangji? How should I say… Yes, if you explain it in Yangji, it would be easier to understand it as a black market-“
They couldn’t be more crazy stealers than I thought.
They were stealers who even trafficked people because they didn’t have enough goods?
Judging by the way they talk, it seemed like they hadn’t been hurt once or twice.
“Have you contacted us from the Reine River Clan?”
“Um-I’ll be back soon. Forget the place? You’re famous for keeping your appointments on time, aren’t you?”
At some point, when I saw the masked people talking while smoking cigarettes with only the bottom of the mask out, the familiar clan name opened my eyes.
“Reine Libe? What the hell are you bastards!…”
Raine Rivera is one of the largest clans in Korea.
If you were a hunter, it was one of the clans that you wanted to join right away just hearing the name.
But the trading target is a large clan comparable to a large corporation?
Seong Ji-hun was suspicious of his two ears.
“Ah-fuck it again like a habit… What should I do?”
“It doesn’t matter. We only need to communicate people well. It won’t change anything if we find out anyway.”
“Whoa- that’s right.”
“These bastards… I’m growing up-“
“I’m smoking a cigarette, but stop blowing your mouth.”
The masked man, who was smoking a cigarette on the cut thigh, laughed and threw the cigarette away.
The rest of the masked men smoked cigarettes, threw them on the floor, stepped on them, and straightened their masks again.
“It’s time. Go out and greet the guests.”
” Yes yes- “
The masked man who looked at the notebook disappeared and only the calm masked man and Seong Ji-hoon remained in the abandoned house.
As the throbbing pain in his thigh overtook himself, the masked man spoke again.
“You’re lucky.”
“Haa… What?”
“Think about it. It’s not easy to join a clan like Reine Libe, right?
“Crazy bastard…”
“Ah-you wouldn’t think so, but I’m sorry for saying this.”
“This way.”
When the masked man spoke dog-like words, I felt the presence of people outside again.
Looking closely, it was the masked person who had gone out earlier and another masked person.
“I hope you release the anti-patch.”
The voice of the masked man who came in was bizarre, unlike the two stillers.
However, the stillers reached out their hands at the request of the masked person who entered regardless of the voice.
“If you give me the middle fee, I will fulfill it.”
Even though Stiller, who was guiding, looked rude, the masked man who came in silently handed out cash. Stiller, who was counting the amount, nodded, and Stiller, who had talked to Sung Ji-hoon earlier, moved and began to release the anti-patch.
Two wrists, two ankles, one neck.
As soon as a total of five anti-patches were released, the masked man raised his hand to the Danjeon.
When Seong Ji-hoon, who wanted everything at this time, tried to use the skill, the masked man holding his hand spoke like a ghost.
“Sung Ji-hoon, don’t try to hit rocks with eggs.”
It was a word.
Because with just one word, Sung Ji-hoon had to collect mana again.
It was bizarre, but the low muttering seemed to be imbued with subtle anger.
“Your mana condition is relatively good.”
“Because saving healers is like picking stars from the sky. Even so, this is an advanced level.”
“Hey… Wait a minute! Hee… Healer?”
Seong Ji-hoon couldn’t help but be embarrassed by the subject of the conversation.
Of course, it was true that his skills were biased toward recovery-type magic, but the main reason was how these people knew about it.
“Sung Ji-Hoon, I’d like to make an offer to you.”
” Yes? “
“I want to recruit you from Reine Ribe. How would you respond to the offer?”
Whether it was a dream or real life, Seong Ji-hun bit his tongue, but the fact that he realized that this was reality was an absurd fact in his returning pain.
A scouting offer from Reine Libe, which is nowhere else!
Although he was dumbfounded by the suggestions pouring in as if he were roasting beans in a flash of lightning, Sung Ji-hoon did not lose his composure.
“Thank you for the offer, but I don’t really want to go to a large clan that made the person I’m recruiting this way.”
“Are you saying you’re going to decline the offer?”
” Yes. “
Seong Ji-hoon looked at the main culprit who made him like this with resentment.
Virtually everything is planned.
In other words, everything was going as Reine Liebe had planned.
‘ I think they were planning to bring me in by encouraging unfavorable situations, but let’s see where that goes. ‘
Sung Ji-hoon also had pride.
Besides, a magician with a healing system was a rare type, and Seong Ji-hun knew that better than anyone else.
He, who understood everything in an instant, was now in a situation where he became the top.
“I understand. If you don’t want it, I won’t recommend it further. Then.”
‘ Uh····? ‘
However, Sung Ji-hoon could not help but be embarrassed.
If he had known the value of a healer, he would have been more likely to offer her again, but Rine Ribe seemed to be coolly trying to turn her away.
As the two stillers approached again, Sung Ji-hoon had to shout urgently.
“Hey…Wait a minute!”
” Yes? “
“I will accept your offer…”
It was.
What Sung Ji-hoon did was such a foolish choice.
It was like being in the jaws of a tiger, but at the offer of a scout from a large clan, he suddenly tried to negotiate as if he had become the leader?
It seemed like the worst thing not to do at the point where your life was on the verge.
Seong Ji-hoon, who was aware of his situation again belatedly, put on a depressed expression.
I wondered if he might have changed his mind, but luckily, Reine Libe Clan member accepted Seong Ji-hoon’s proposal.
“First of all, I would like to apologize for the series of actions I have taken towards Seong Ji-Hoon. Since our clan was in a hurry to become a healer, we had no choice but to approach it in this way, so please forgive us.”
” Yes····. “
There were many contradictions in his words, but Seong Ji-hoon nodded.
Because now the initiative was held by that side.
“Have you seen the distribution of healing magicians in various clans at the branch office, Sung Ji-Hoon?”
At the masked person’s words, Sung Ji-hoon nodded his head.
The branch used to announce the percentage distribution of hunters who belonged to large clans, but the recovery line was annihilated as expected.
Even on the distribution chart I saw not too long ago, only 2% of the healers of the Reine Ribe clan were there, so it was one of the things that showed how serious it was.
“Strangely, more and more Stealers are attacking only recovery-type wizards recently. The shortage is serious, but it seems that Stealers are fanning it even more.”
With that said, he couldn’t help but agree.
Considering that the series of situations were all perpetrated for the foregoing reasons, the strategy of Reine Libe’s clan must have been a meticulous and correct choice.
Seong Ji-hoon felt relieved that the puzzle seemed to fit together, so he was like a large clan.
“We apologize too.”
“Yes, it was all acting. I’m sorry.”
“Ah… No. I understand.”
I wanted to applaud his ghostly acting skills.
Seong Ji-hoon, who understood the whole situation, signed a contract with Raine Libe without further doubt.
The conditions and treatment were all satisfactory, so it was a fool to postpone the contract.
“The contracts are all complete. Then… Would you like to eat this first?”
“This…Why…?”
“It’s a precautionary measure. In order to take Seong Ji-Hoon away from the other stealers more safely, it’s a sure thing to move while pretending to be knocked out. Besides, now that I’m a member of the clan, I can’t get any more scratches on my body.”
” . . . That’s right.”
With a small nod, he took the pill the masked man gave him and soon fell into a deep sleep.
It seemed that his complete trust was already ardently reflected in his actions.
After seeing the masked man carrying Sung Ji-hoon and disappearing, the remaining Stillers continued their conversation while smoking cigarettes again.
“Are you naive or stupid? You’re really cheating on this.”
“For Hunters, Reine Ribe itself is a guarantee check. I have no choice but to believe it.”
Stiller, who had been giggling for a while, took out the notebook from earlier and scribbled Sung Ji-hoon’s name on it.
“Unfortunately, this is the last business in Reine Libe. It was quite interesting.”
“But at this rate, I don’t think I’ll have to bother going in and out of the Dark Zone for the time being.”
“Huh- that’s right~”
Stiller, holding a notebook with a smirk, patted Stiller on the shoulder as he calmly smoked a cigarette and asked in a subtle way.
“How is it today? Shall we go eat rice cake? Shit, all the male hunters that are being caught these days are all smashed to pieces so it’s more profitable to buy and eat them. Just like that bastard earlier.”
” No. “
“Ha- Pretending to be aloof.”
The masked man holding the notebook he had been stepping on after throwing his cigarette on the floor tilted his head and asked again.
“But do I still have to go round and round with things I don’t understand?
The words of the masked person who put the notebook in were right.
The last act was something that had been agreed upon in advance with Reine Liebe.
However, if you think about it, there was no need to play clowns like that in the first place.
As the saying goes, it would have been enough to win the contract by stimulating the basic instinct of fear.
” Well. “
The shortage of healers that the Raine Libe client said was not nonsense.
In fact, it is an open fact that the clan is frantic to recruit healers and is eager to serve each other.
This was also the reason why the clans ran in all directions to sell their feet in order to snatch promising players with high potential for development first.
Therefore, in order to raise the tax, I had to do illegal things, but this method that Reine Libe chose was really mild.
Since there was already a high risk of information leaking to other clans to approach it in a normal way, it might have been a wiser choice to give them a certain amount of money first and then persuade them to catch them after stealers like themselves.
“Ah- I don’t know. We just need to get paid. I’m going.”
“Don’t be late.”
” Yes yes- “
*
“Ha♡ Oppa smells so good~ I want to keep my nose like this♡ Huhi-“
“Kang A-seol, stop it.”
The inside of an expensive sports car that my older sister gave me as a gift before enlistment.
As her mother drove off, she gave the passenger a cold glance.
“Yeah, mom drives.”
“Kang A-seol!”
“Then, what should I do? My brother and I don’t have a driver’s license? If you mess with them, you shouldn’t have gotten a driver’s license~”
There were only two seats, so I had to be in the arms of one of the two, but of course, the mother who was driving was dismissed, so she had no choice but to sit on Aseol’s thigh.
“Son, will you come to your mother’s arms?”
“You’re talking about big trouble. What are you going to do if there’s an accident?”
“Kang A-seol, it’s not you, mom. I can drive with my son on.”
“Can you stop talking nonsense and drive?”
“····Kang A-seol. Do you really want to be beaten by your mother? Huh? I’m not good at talking to adults.”
“What about driving when you can’t even control your anger? Sniff- Whoa♡ It’s fucking heaven.
” Yes? “
“Do you want to touch my chest? I’m no bra♡”
“Huh-“
” Ah! “
“What a dirty little girl is talking to my son!”
However, Ah Seol said that he liked being hit by such a mother, and did everything he had to say in her ear.
” Again… No panties♡ Ah!”
“Kang A-seol!!”
Mom must have been really angry, and at some point she parked her car at a shelter and was staring at Ah Seol.
“Get down. Kang A-seol.”
“Ha- why me?”
“If you want to get off, get off! Hurry up!”
” ···· Ha- I’m so pissed off all of a sudden. Oppa, wait~ huh? Hehe-“
Ah Seol, who was harassing me, tapped her penis and started arguing with her mother outside the car.
I didn’t even want to stop it anymore, so I thought about the sports car.
‘ ···· No matter how much you think about it, it’s impossible to drag this. ‘
An 800 million won sports car that my sister gave me as a gift.
It was a huge overspend because there was no money like this.
Besides, she felt sick to see her mother driving today.
The movement of people trying to keep a safe distance near our car and avoid sticking as much as possible.
It feels like me, but it was better not to ride it at all than to cause trouble to others.
‘ At my age, driving such an expensive car might look like Kapoor… ‘
Moreover, there is such a thing as a social point of view.
After all, it was the duty of people to live within their means.
– You cannot read the status window during reprogramming!
The status window was still dark news.
I’ve tried several times since I came, but all to no avail.
“Ha-what the heck, where did you two go…”
Besides, in the midst of other thoughts, her mother and daughter disappeared from the shelter together.
It seems like we’re going to have a serious fight somewhere, but it was rather a good thing.
There was an article that caught my eye when I was passing the time looking at my phone in resignation.
[Large Clans! Healer Wars Accelerate! The shortage phenomenon is getting more serious…]
It was clear that the supports everywhere were all great.
I can’t believe I’m struggling to get a healer with my eyes on even here.
Anyway, the main point of the article is this.
If you look at the usual numbers, even with only registered hunters in Korea, the statistics are less than 10%, and it is natural that they are in short supply.
“Kang A-seol, I made it clear. Say something strange to Ji-sang one more time. I’m going to break your jaw in the countryside.”
“Are you Alpha?”
Her mother frowned at Ah Seol’s hand movements, which made fun of me as if she were used to it, and grabbed her steering wheel again.
Seeing that they didn’t say anything harsher than before, it seemed like a tacit agreement was reached about the harassment.
“Huh-“
“Kang A-seol. What are you doing now?”
“Yes, are you touching your body?”
“No… Mommy needs to explain why her hand is between her groin?”
“Because I got an erection♡”
” . . . “
My mom let out a laugh at Aseol’s remarks, and I let out a small sigh.
“Hands off.”
“To see your little sister get an erection~ You mean cock~ Education… Ah!”
“I told you to take your hand off!”
“Fuck, really! I can’t stand it anymore!”
Until I arrived like that, I had to sweat hard to dry my mother and Aseol.
