Episode 188:
The deepest part of the Abyss.
The castle of Archduke Orgal.
Kwaaang. Quang.
An explosion occurred in a place that had not yet been completely repaired.
It was an overwhelming magical power that could not be compared to any other monster.
Damn. So so so so so.
Cracks began to appear in the castle, and numerous monsters trembled.
their lord.
This is because even higher-ranking species cannot dare compare to the magical power that Orgal exudes.
And surprisingly.
The one receiving that power was not a monster.
human.
They were earthlings who called themselves bugs.
“Mr. Orgal. “Are you going to kill me?”
He killed Min Ji-hong, not paying any heed to her body that was in complete disrepair.
The corner of Orgal’s mouth rose at the sly attitude.
[If you fail your mission, you should be punished accordingly. I think the word ‘education’ would be appropriate in your word.]
Orgal approached, writhing with muscles that looked as if they were about to explode at any moment.
Min Ji-hong sighed and activated the skill.
Quaaaaa. Quaaaaa. Quaaaaa.
Three black holes appeared in the air.
Orgal was pulled by a force that even higher-ranked monsters could not resist.
However.
Huh.
I just swung it lightly.
With that alone, three black holes disappeared.
“….”
Min Ji-hong took a quick step back.
Although ‘black hole’ is one of the most popular skills on Earth, he did not know that it was nothing more than a fun toy for the Archduke.
In fact, the goal was achieved because Orgal’s approach was delayed even a little.
He unleashed the magic power of the anti-aircraft contractor.
A message came to mind that my physical abilities had been activated.
Orgal, reflected in the red eyes, was clicking his tongue.
A reaction as if you are doing something useless.
However, it was a meaningful action for Min Ji-hong.
[You’re struggling. Are you that afraid of dying?]
“If you don’t do something like this. “It would be difficult to prove my worth.”
[Phew. That mouth is still alive.]
Orgal said and raised his hand.
Giiiiiiing.
Dozens of magical bullets were created in the direction pointed by the thick finger.
It was a technique that brought Ricky Hallis to the brink of death not long ago and put Taehyun in a state of half-joking.
[I promise. If you can withstand this attack, I will spare your life.]
Orgal said with a dark smile.
gulp.
Min Ji-hong swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.
‘This really means dying.’
Judging by the personality we have figured out so far.
Orgal was more certain of rewards and punishments than anyone else.
Appropriate rewards were given to subordinates who completed their missions.
The life of a failed subordinate was taken mercilessly.
Min Ji-hong signed a contract with Orgal due to the success of the mission, but now he is at the crossroads of death as a result of the mission failure.
‘There is nothing better for leading a group than the emotion of fear.’
Overwhelming fear.
It was a ruling method that worked not only for low-level monsters, but also for high-level monsters and top-level monsters.
A malicious guild to which a significant number of demons belong.
Because Min Ji-hong himself is the guild leader there.
It was also a fact I knew better than anyone else.
‘I can’t die like this.’
The fully opened magical power began to resist.
Some magic power was condensed to form a barrier, and some magic power was attached to the body and became armor.
Pajijijik. Fazizik.
Dozens of magical bullets showed their power as if they would tear apart the space at any moment.
It was impossible to avoid them all.
‘To survive… you’ll also need luck.’
A flash of magical power struck Min Ji-hong.
* * *
[I did use my power, though. It really is a tough life.]
“Cough… Cough…”
Min Ji-hong let out a moan from her mouth.
Blood poured out.
Only two magical bullets were hit.
Nevertheless, his lower body and right arm evaporated.
If he had not been an anti-aircraft contractor, he would have died long ago.
Orgal looked down at Min Ji-hong, who could no longer move.
bug.
Unable to move or escape, it looked exactly like an insect with its legs separated.
Orgal extended his hand towards Min Ji-hong.
[I praise you. This is my reward for daring to fight against me and still survive.]
Crrrrrrrrrrrrr.
The brown magic that was eroding Min Ji-hong’s body became stronger.
Magical power began to run wild.
A groan of pain flowed from Min Ji-hong’s mouth.
Quad deuk. Quad deuk.
Min Ji-hong’s body regenerated quickly.
After a while.
‘This is…’
Min Ji-hong, who had come to her senses, looked around her body as if she couldn’t believe it.
Regenerated arms and legs.
At first glance, it has a human shape.
However, its brown skin and bulging veins and muscles were nothing compared to those of humans.
I felt it all over my body.
The energy is incomparable to before…
‘This is the body of an SS-class monster…?’
[Now you look a little more like a bug.]
Orgal showed his teeth as he looked at the hybrid he had created.
“I thought you were punishing me.”
Min Ji-hong, who came back from the dead, asked with suspicious eyes.
[of course. That thought remains unchanged. Unless you take advantage of the opportunity given to you.]
“….”
[Prove your worth.]
“Order.”
Min Ji-hong bowed down before him respectfully.
[Catch Kim Tae-hyun, who ran away.]
I can’t believe the Grand Duke is interested in people other than himself.
However, I didn’t ask.
This is because they are well aware of the consequences of their actions.
“I won’t disappoint you this time.”
[Phew. Are you confident?]
“With this power… Abyss and Earth. A revolution will come to both worlds.”
Orgal burst out laughing at the confident answer.
[This is good spirit. Leave.]
With those words in the end.
Min Ji-hong disappeared from the castle.
* * *
“You were hiding a huge truth.”
Taehyun said while looking at Ji Jinhee, who was unable to make eye contact.
“I’m sorry.”
Ji Jin-hee lowered her head.
The same was true for Go Tae-wook.
It was a shameful affair of the association that had been kept hidden until now.
Jihong Min.
He is the owner of the skill black hole that was shrouded in mystery.
The guild leader of a malicious guild.
Contractor of Archduke Orgal.
That alone was a career that could be counted on one hand.
however.
“I never dreamed that he was the association president’s adopted son.”
Taehyun calmly mentioned a new fact.
“I’m sorry… It’s all my fault for not finishing it properly.”
Ji Jin-hee bowed her head once again.
Ko Tae-wook watched this with a confused expression.
Taehyun was the same.
‘The player association president and the malicious guild leader… you really don’t know what’s going on in people’s lives.’
Jinhee Ji and Jihong Min.
The relationship between the two goes back twenty years.
This was when Ji Jin-hee was an active player.
It was a grade B gate break that occurred suddenly.
Ji Jin-hee found a boy in a place where everyone had been killed.
Surprisingly, the body of the monster that caused the gate break was not even found.
that day.
It was because the boy awakened in the face of his parents’ death.
That boy was Min Ji-hong.
S-rank skill black hole.
Hostility toward monsters.
Ji Jin-hee recognized Min Ji-hong’s potential at a glance.
I thought that it might surpass itself and become the first national power level in New Korea.
Although it is not necessarily because of that reason.
Ji Jin-hee secretly accepted Min Ji-hong as her adoptive son.
Under his guidance, Min Ji-hong grew rapidly.
By the time seven years had passed, he was comparable to an intermediate S-class player.
Min Ji-hong wanted to obtain a license as soon as possible and leave for Abyss.
This is because he had a strong hatred for the monsters that killed his parents.
However, the system at the time was such that minors could not obtain a license, and Ji Jin-hee also emphasized that it was not yet time.
A mediocre power and hatred.
This is because I have watched countless players fail in similar situations.
Ji Jin-hee played a strict father, and Min Ji-hong quietly built up his dissatisfaction.
The incident happened suddenly.
A grade A gate break appeared in the middle of downtown Seoul.
Min Ji-hong, who happened to be at the scene, single-handedly blocked the gate break and attracted the guild’s attention.
A report was immediately sent to the association.
The association wanted to test the skills of a promising player who would become an important force in New Korea in the future, and Min Ji-hong complied with the conditions by requesting that he obtain a license.
The B-grade and A-grade players selected as test players collapsed helplessly.
Kwon Kang-hyuk and Park Seong-jin, who were watching, came forward.
They were two rising rookies who had just obtained an S-class license.
If you go beyond them.
As an association, we would have no choice but to issue an S-class license.
It was Min Ji-hong, who had grown into an advanced S-class player.
In front of the skill ‘Black Hole’, Kwon Kang-hyuk and Park Seong-jin were helpless.
He trampled them both as best as he could.
The association was satisfied with the emergence of new talent and attempted to issue an S-class license to Min Ji-hong.
Ji Jin-hee was the one who stopped it.
The reason was that Min Ji-hong was not yet mature enough to go to the Abyss.
Betrayal of someone you trusted.
Min Ji-hong, whose magic control was not yet perfect, became angry and lost his temper.
Min Ji-hong, who went on a rampage, reached the highest level of S-class player that day.
New Korea’s first unofficial national power level.
That power knocked down everyone there.
Kwak Si-yang, Yoo Ah-young, and Ko Tae-wook were no exception.
Min Ji-hong lunged at Jin-hee Ji one last time.
However, Ji Jin-hee was also the one who maintained the first place in the rankings.
Min Ji-hong was in a state of half-tongue for the first time, and Ji Jin-hee also suffered quite a few injuries.
It was an injury that shortened his career as a player by nearly a decade.
Even though it is a runaway, it is a power that reaches the highest level of S class.
New Korea’s top players attacked, but after a riot, Min Ji-hong succeeded in stealing the association’s secrets.
Afterwards, it disappeared into the Abyss using a warp gate.
This was an unknown fact considering the public image of the Players Association.
And a few years later.
A malicious guild was established.
A rogue guild made up of many demons.
An unknown guild leader.
Intelligence came in that Min Ji-hong was affiliated there.
He was a man who was once pushed into the future of the association.
The association classified all information about Min Ji-hong as confidential.
The same was true for Night Walker.
In that way, Min Ji-hong seemed to be slowly being forgotten.
Until Ji Jin-hee becomes the new president of the association and Min Ji-hong’s malicious guild joins hands with the Triad Association.
And again in the present.
Min Ji-hong became an anti-aircraft contractor and was planning something.
‘It’s the association president’s fault… You don’t know what will happen to people’s fate.’
I didn’t feel like sympathizing.
“There is no turning back.”
“I’m sorry… I’ll share all the information I’ve found so far. I kinda… “I need to rest.”
“I will provide you with further information.”
The two people nodded at Go Tae-wook’s words.
Ji Jin-hee raised her heavy body and left the room.
The wounds suffered by Min Ji-hong in the past were painful.
When Ji Jin-hee completely left, Go Tae-wook’s report began.
“Due to the effects of the friendly war, the malicious guilds and triads are almost disintegrated. “But I recently caught the movement of the shadow.”
“shadow. “He’s tough when it comes to his life.”
Go Tae-wook nodded.
“Taesan Group Vice Chairman Lee Jeong-su.”
“….”
Taehyun paused at the unexpected name.
Go Tae-wook didn’t care and continued talking.
“And there is a guy behind the pseudo-religion called ‘Saechullian.’”
“Vice President Lee Jeong-soo, even if it’s about the Taesan Guild… what is Saechullian?”
It was a religion I had never heard of even in my previous life.
“The cult leader doesn’t seem to have anything special, but the diseases they’ve been spreading recently are serious.”
Taehyun’s eyebrows twitched at the word disease.
