74. I will kill one by one from now on

“Today, I am going to make the Darfeld Guild disappear from the world. Can you help me?”

Kang Seong-ho, the head of the Hunter Association, does not know Choi Joo-won’s identity. What he knows is that the masked instructor is incredibly strong, and that he is the lifesaver who saved his life. And it’s just that he is the benefactor who saved his daughter from Black Gate.

– Father… If it weren’t for the masked instructor, I would have died.

It was Choi Joo-won who made me train at the gate, but no one there was forced to enter, and Kang Eun-byeol also entered the dungeon because of an error, so I did not blame Choi Joo-won. Therefore, Kang Eun-byul believed that she was able to preserve her life purely thanks to Choi Joo-won, and conveyed it to her father.

For reference, Kang Eun-byeol was knocked out by Der Todd, a vampire-type monster that appeared in Black Gate at the time, so she hadn’t heard the conversation between Choi Joo-won and his disciples. Park Hye-yeon, who even heard Choi Joo-won’s name, said that she didn’t bother talking about it because she was the type to hardly talk to others in the first place. In other words, except Park Hye-yeon, the other students and Kang Eun-byeol do not know the identity of Choi Joo-won.

“Hmm…”

Kang Seong-ho, the head of the Hunter Association, thought for a while and then talked to Joo-won Choi.

“Mask Instructor, thanks to you, my life and my daughter’s life were saved. It’s almost a miracle that the daughter who was trapped in the Black Gate was able to come back alive. If you weren’t there, my daughter would have died. In fact… I value my daughter’s life more than my own. My own values are to live as righteously as possible, but I am also a double-edged person who would do anything dirty to save my daughter’s life. Regardless of my beliefs and values, you saved Eunbyeol. That’s why the premise that your request will be granted does not change. So please do not misunderstand and listen.”

Seongho Kang took a moment to catch his breath before asking a question.

“Why did you decide to destroy the Darfeld Guild?”

Seongho Kang is originally a righteous person. Even if he is not the one who steps forward to realize justice, he is the one who will not stand up if he sees injustice happening right in front of his eyes. But he is also a father. He is a man who would do anything for his daughter. He was a father who loved his daughter to the extent that his beliefs and values were incomparable to anything like that. Therefore, Sungho Kang’s question was a simple curiosity. Why did he decide to get rid of a high-ranking guild?

Choi Joo-won answered through the receiver.

“Just as Kang Eun-byul is precious to you, there are people who are precious to me. They are people who work hard and live with what they are given. I touched such people in the Darfeld Guild. I can’t go into detail, but there aren’t many people left with me. ‘Cause everybody’s gone That’s why I don’t want to lose the rest of them. If I subdue the Darfeld Guild vaguely, they will come back to target the people around me. To prevent such an unfortunate incident, I will kill everyone. I will destroy that damn guild.”

Kang Seong-ho heard Choi Joo-won’s words and remembered. If his daughter had died at the Black Gate, what would he have done with that monster? If he had killed Eunbyeol in another guild, how would he have dealt with that guild? Arguably, he would have done the same himself.

“I understand why. We will help you. What part can I help you with?”

Dafeld is a high-ranking guild. To annihilate such a guild is by no means a simple act. If they were caught after annihilating them all, there would be some aftermath. Kang Seong-ho decided to help Joo-won Choi after hearing the answer to just one question about such a huge issue. It was a passage where we could clearly see how much of a benefactor he regards the masked instructor now.

“The President of the Association would like you to tell us the home base and secret hideout of the Daffeld Guild. I can’t find where they are hiding. An acquaintance of mine must have been kidnapped and is currently being tortured. It’s not a strange situation if he dies at any time, so we need to track him down as quickly as possible.”

“Okay. Don’t worry. I have a lot of connections with high-ranking guilds in various fields. In particular, we maintain a good relationship with the Information Guild. Whether it’s artifacts or money, I’ll appease them with whatever they want and find out right away.”

“Thank you.”

“I would rather thank you. Thank you so much for saving my life and my daughter’s life. Right now, we’ll look for the stronghold of the Darfeld Guild and its secret hideout, if it exists. I’ll let you know as soon as I find it.”

-Doouk

After hanging up the phone, Seongho Kang started calling the guilds around him.

–

“This is Seongho Kang. Retan Guild Leader, how are you?”

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Lethan Guild’s guild leader, Ho Ji-chan, spoke in a welcoming voice.

“Aren’t you the president of the Hunter Association? The gift you sent me the other day was well received. Thanks to you, my body is full of energy.”

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Letan. It’s not a guild famous for its military power, but it’s a guild that’s known for its intelligence. As a guild whose strength is information, they often sell or exchange the information they collect. However, since it has an extremely closed structure, it mainly deals with customers, and some information is never solved even if it is paid.

Seongho Kang had maintained a good cooperative relationship with the head of the Lethan Guild for a long time. For hunters, information is like a lifeline.

Seongho Kang talked.

“I’m glad you liked the gift I sent you. It’s not different that I contacted you like this, but I contacted you because I wanted to ask you something. By any chance, do you have information about the headquarters of the Darfeld Guild?”

“Hmm… Are you talking about the Daffeld Guild?”

-Tadadadadak

Jichan Ho searched for information by beating an artifact that looked like a PC. Before long, he answered Kang Seong-ho’s question.

“Yes, there is. How much are you anticipating the cost? How would you like to pay?”

“Before I tell you the payment amount and method, what I want is a secret hideout or torture chamber, not the official hideout of the Darfeld Guild.”

“Are you talking about the secret hideout?… Nope…”

Ho Ji-chan looked troubled as if something was bothering him. Kang Seong-ho, who did not miss the opportunity, proposed to Ho Ji-chan.

“If you tell me, I will give you any S-class artifact you want in exchange for the information.”

“… Are you serious? Are you saying that I can choose any of the S-class artifacts the Hunter Association president has?”

“Yes. I will vouch for it on my honor.”

Not all S-class artifacts have the same performance. Some have ridiculously fraudulent performance, while others are unfortunate to be called S-class. The head of the Hunter Association is a person who is famous for possessing many S-class artifacts with a wide spectrum. For someone like that to give one S-class artifact to anyone, it was tantamount to handing out a blank check.

“Huh…”

– Took

– Took

– Took

Hojichan pounded on his desk and thought for a long time before he spoke quietly.

“Actually, information on the hideout of the Daffeld Guild is only reported to the upper layers of the guild, so if I tell you the information, there is a great risk that the identity of the information provider will be exposed. The fact that it allows us to select S-class artifacts is quite enticing, as this is information that we bought with expensive money, but I am very concerned about trust with our customers…”

Seongho Kang smiled.

From the point of attaching someone like this in the first place, it meant that Ho Ji-chan’s heart was inclined.

Jichan Ho was speaking skillfully. If the information provider’s identity is exposed because he gave away the secret hiding place, their credibility may decrease. How will they solve this problem?

“The informant said he was a member of the Darfeld Guild, right?”

“Kuhmm… I didn’t say anything specific.”

“Don’t worry. The Darfeld Guild will be destroyed.”

“Muh… What are you talking about?”

The bewildered Ho Ji-chan asked back.

‘It’s not something that can be hidden anyway. Asking about the secret hideout in the first place is a suspicious act.’

What if the Dafeld Guild is wiped out or all of them go missing on the day or the next day you ask for the secret hideout? It’s pretty obvious who did it anyway. Thinking so, Seongho Kang answered calmly without hiding it.

“Because something happened with the Dafeld Guild. I’m trying to annihilate them. I don’t know who the informant is, but he will die with me, so if I keep my mouth shut, there won’t be any talk of trust. Of course I will not speak out.”

“…Why are you telling me this? What if I get paid from Darfeld and talk to them first?”

“Because I trust your judgment. And I don’t think you, as a merchant, would be so foolish. You’re not the kind of person who doesn’t know what will happen if you leak information to the Daffeld Guild.”

Seongho Kang showed great confidence. He didn’t express it openly, but it was clear that if the information was leaked, the Retan Guild would also be included in the target of extinction.

“… It was an offer I couldn’t refuse anyway, I’ll let you know. Instead, keep the secret you promised, and be sure to give the choice of an S-class artifact. I will go get the artifact in a week.”

“Thank you. I think you’ll keep what happened today a secret as well. I have no intention of running around all over the place. If possible, we will do it without you knowing we did it.”

“Of course. Anyway, from the moment I tell you the information, I am an accomplice. I will take it until I die.”

-Gee-Ring

A text message has arrived to Sungho Kang.

“Sent messages are automatically deleted after 3 minutes. Please check before deletion.”

“Okay.”

-Doouk

In the message sent by Jichan Ho, there was information about the official residence of the Dafeld Guild as well as the secret hiding place. If torture is going on, it must be happening in a secret hiding place.

Kang Seong-ho quickly delivered the location information he received to Joo-won Choi.

***

Joo-Won Choi’s house. A phone call is heard.

-Diriring

-Click

“Mask Instructor, did you check the message I sent you?”

“Yes, we are about to leave now. Thank you so much. I will make sure to repay this grace later.”

“It pays off. Don’t drink such disgusting words. Because of you, my daughter and I were able to live. However, if possible, please take good care of my daughter in the future. If you grow as much as you can, I think my worries will be relieved.”

“I promise you. Even if Kang Eun-byeol encounters the person who poisoned the president of the Hunter Association, I will make sure that she is at least able to take her own life. Then, I’m busy, so I’ll start right away.”

“Yes, just in case you don’t know, we will also assemble our elite members and head there.”

Choi Joo-won pondered for a while, but she answered in the affirmative. You don’t know what preparations Dafeld might have prepared, so the more cards you can use, the better.

“I would appreciate it if you would.”

-Sueuk

Shortly after, Choi Joo-won hung up the phone and started collecting artifacts.

-Quaang-!

‘I’ll kill you… you scumbags…’

Joo-Won Choi jumped out of the door and started running quickly.

-Shhhhh

Seeing how fast he runs, people and numerous buildings pass by behind him.

-Koo-woo-!

Choi Joo-won, who was running fast as if he were floating in the air, came down to the ground again when he almost reached the location sent by the message.

‘Is it there’

A little away from Choi Joo-won, I saw a building that looked suspicious even at first glance.

A building that looks like a rundown factory. The standard is bigger than most large hospitals, but there are no convenience facilities or people around. The exterior was rotten, and it was such a place that an unfamiliar person would think it was an abandoned building.

‘If torture is being done, it must be somewhere over there.’

Choi Joo-won looked at the medical artifact connected to Seo Rina’s father, Seo Ho-hyuk.

– WARNING! Excessive bleeding is occurring. Please stop the bleeding quickly….

‘He’s in bad shape, but his life is still on the line.’

Joo-Won Choi moved quickly.

-Jerbuck

-Jerbuck

The moment I slowly started to enter the building supposed to be the secret hideout of the Dafeld Guild.

-Peeing

The security magic worked.

-Beep

-Beep-!

-Beep-!

Noisy safety beep.

“Who… Who is it!”

-Tadadadadak

In an instant, the Darfeld guild members, who did not know where they were waiting, and 10 men rushed out at once.

Since you don’t know when the head of the Hunter Association will arrive, Choi Joo-won, who was wearing a mask in advance, responded without showing any change in emotion.

“If you want to live, answer the questions.”

However, without reacting to Joo-Won Choi’s words, the 10 members of the Dafeld Guild, the man leading them, shouted.

“Everyone surround yourself! Stop them from escaping!”

-Tadadak

Choi Joo-won asked a question to them who were busy moving.

“Where is Seo Ho-hyuk?”

“What kind of dog sounds…!”

The moment someone scolded Choi Joo-won, an unpleasant sound covered the hall.

-Pooh Woowook

“Turn off…Turn off…Billion…”

– Plop

I couldn’t even scream properly and was stabbed by Choi Joo-won’s sword and Hellhound’s fang.

-Chaw ah-!

The mask of Choi Joo-won, who once again cut the head of the fallen man, is covered in blood.

“From now on, if you don’t move or answer straight, I will kill you one by one.”

Choi Joo-won once again looked at his men and talked.

“If you want to live, don’t think about moving and answer my questions.”