How the Villain Lives

42. You can do it.

This is the world where you lose your life if you make one mistake.

The parties in it did not know, but as if there was a division of superiority among people, so too were a number of cities. Even with so many missions and battles with other city people, surviving so far has been a tremendous task, but among them there has been a division of the wounds, and among them God is clearly in the top ranks.

Power can change in real time depending on the individual, or number, condition of the equipment, etc. However, even considering that, it is certainly not meaningless. However, the goddess was forced to panic in front of events she had never experienced before.

The first case was the number of people.

The number of 100,000 was the so-called implicit downline that has never been broken so far. However, the number of survivors in the city fell below that at the end of this compulsory mission. It's not a close fall either. Exactly 80,422 people. This means that more than 20,000 lives were lost in one mission at a time. Not a small number. So, of course, I was forced to panic massively.

The second incident was the death of several famous people. It might not seem so big compared to two thousand dead. But even the slightest headache, they realized that their deaths were greater than the deaths of 20,000 people.

"All the toprankers are dead?"

"Not all of them, but three. Tough, Choi Yoo Jae, Yoo Baek Woo."

"Or they're all dead. What have you been through? Three people have died."

"I don't know. It's just a rumor that all the top-rankers are dead, but it's also been said that they've been reduced to three to avoid confusion."

"No way that's how it happened."

"It's not just futile... The inspector Choi Jeong really died. Perfect death, not the loss of one life like the other three."

"... What?"

Death wasn't actually that far away.

The warrior who carried out the mission with us today may not be seen the next day. Even in easy missions, you may die by mistake. He has enough skills and equipment to take the mission to the next level and dies because he can't adapt to the changed difficulties. Even though you have a powerful power of warriors, wizards, and priests, it is the world of the mission that can be destroyed in vain because no thief can find a trap.

Nevertheless, Topranker's death was certainly shocking.

"Sung-hoon! Is that real?"

"Ugh, what is it?"

"That, that! News of death!"

"How do I know who I am when I say that?"

Sung-hoon, who was crouching on the bed instead of turning the blanket, sighed with a small sigh, staring at Eli, who suddenly entered. The compulsory mission ends whether you spend a day or a week, and when you leave, everyone returns to the same time zone. So it was impossible to hide something or finish the mission first.

"The Iron One! I thought it was a bullshit rumor, but I heard my sister say it was true?"

"It's true. I saw the remains, even though they were debris."

Looking at Seonghun, who spoke so boldly, Eli had a stubborn expression, losing his words for a moment.

"Really?"

"Then will I lie to you with this?"

"Sung-hoon won't do that. But why did you win a good medal as a top-ranker.."

If it was a Mirinana employee related to Choi Chul, it would have been thoroughly picked up and entered. However, the story is different if it has something to do with it. Sung-hoon is never stupid. There must have been a good reason to sacrifice an important defeat called Choi Chul Hyung.

'Maybe that's why it's so important, or maybe it's just a minor reason to sacrifice with a long term horse, but it doesn't matter that the person using it is Sung-hoon's brother.'

"If my brother makes a decision, I won't talk about it any more. Please tell us more later."

"If you don't have time, there's a lot to think about right now, so it's complicated."

"Well, because people died?"

The perfect death of 20,000 people. However, Eli said it wasn't much of an algebra, and Sung-hoon replied loosely.

"No. It's time for more lives anyway, so you knew the population would plummet at least once after the forced mission, right? Would that be a problem? After all, it will decrease loosely in the future and will die at once every time I force a mission."

"So this is about top-rankers?"

"No, that's not great either."

"Yes?"

Of course, when I heard that the first three people were dead, I couldn't even be surprised by Sung-hoon. Once cut off from the temple, he took his arm and went straight to the Alliance building to meet Yu Baek Woo and listen to his bell. After the last urban war, at least officially, the Union and the Ghost had a perfect friendship. I still felt a little overwhelmed, but at least I wasn't cold, and Yoo Baek Woo wanted to have a good relationship with ghosts, so I took her place right away.

"I heard rumors among the people and came to Buryaburia. out of curiosity about how they died."

"Why don't you ask me something else?"

"Something else?"

"It could be a vain rumor, right? Shouldn't we first ask if the rumors are real or fake?"

It's natural to think about it. However, depending on the person, it may not be natural to say it.

"Let's be honest."

"Yes?"

"Let's be honest. I don't think the coalition's control is that lax. It can't be managed so loosely that the rumor of someone's death spreads easily."

"……."

"In this case, immediately after the compulsory mission. The rumors of the death of three people spread like this, obviously because an unspecified number of people saw the scene. Is something wrong?"

Yu White Woo stared at Sung-hoon as if he would not look at the face beyond the mask and shook his head.

"You must be a ghost. In fact, it was impossible to even touch it, so I tried to drag it in a direction that would shock it as much as possible."

"Am I the same destiny community anyway? Where are you hiding it?"

"It's okay if I die on my own in a case like mine."

"He died on his own?"

A small smiling dawg bounces his finger and suddenly a long staff appears behind him. I was originally there, and I didn't know if I wasn't aware of it until now, or if it suddenly appeared through space. However, looking at the staff, Sung-hoon felt like he was only going to be sucked in. I've had this feeling once. Items that can be described as different from other items.

'Pragarach.'

A sword that could have been his.

"That's a new item, isn't it?"

"... You're really sharp. Even if you heard the story, you would have guessed anyway. I risked my life to buy time for the people of the ruined magical kingdom to escape. In return, I got a staff called Odin's will."

I give my life to get fresh items. Well, the value of a man was all his own, so I didn't have the heart to say anything with his choice.

"So what about the other two?"

"It's not a story you can hide anyway... Kang Han and Choi Yoo Jae were broken by only one person in a head-to-head battle."

"Broken by one man in a frontal battle?"

"Yes, it's a perfect defeat without an excuse. It was possible to transform into the form of a demon, whether you had an unusual job or not. I don't know the details yet, but his name is Jack Apron."

After hearing the story of Sung-hoon, Eli nodded as if he knew what had happened.

"That's worth it."

"Right?"

"I'm sure Choi Yoo Jae is strong, but compared to that demon... Ugh."

Eli frowns. It's still clear in memory. A man who constantly hits his own sniper and strikes like a bull, with a lot of traps and contractual arrangements in advance. Despite so many things, he ended up saving the life of the Holy Spirit. Of course, after that, I was caught in a trap that Sung-hoon had set up without any luck.

"Given that we've grown since then, at least three top-rankers, maybe four, to deal with Jack? No, Miriam, what happens when you send her alone?

"Well, that's why three people died. It's not a big deal right now, because he didn't die perfectly like Choi Hyeol anyway."

Choi Chul-hyun's death could have been concealed for a while if Sung-hoon had kept his mouth shut. However, to make the big issue of the death of three top-rankers look relatively small, we had to deal with the perfect death of the youngest. Of course, that wasn't the only reason. The reason Choi Chul died was to manage his image.

Among the people who were in the dark elves with themselves in this mission, there were a small number compared to the whole, but clearly there were some people in the Shinxi. They believed in ghosts and came to their senses, and they fell into a ridiculous situation called defeat for elves and defeat for dark elves.

'Of course, it's already happening, so perfect concealment is impossible, but at least it's possible to cheat on the back.'

The truth is, Sung-hoon deliberately told me the loophole. He allowed the elves to attack and burned down the elves' home. But in fact, it is possible to change as much as possible. For example, it is not Seong-hoon who leaked the information, it is Seong-hoon who abandoned the NPCs, but it is like Arben.

At the same time, there is a good bait called the death of the youngest, so it will be possible to hand over the grudge of everything that happened at that time to Arven. From the beginning to the end, Eli said with an incomprehensible expression.

"So what the hell is the problem?"

As soon as he returned, Eli was not the only one who was anxious because he was stuck in his room and said to himself, "I am troubled." What is it that Sung-hoon, who didn't even worry about the situation in front of his nose, could suffer like this?

It was Eli who stepped into the rest of the room so curiously. And I wanted to think about it for a while, but Seong-hoon slowly opened his mouth.

"It hurts."

"Yes? What?"

"My stomach hurts."

"... Yes?"

The fresh-grade Sword Pragarah, who was aimed at, did not get it. Of course, Arben and Lucia's lives were saved, so it was difficult to harvest in its own way. Eliminating one of the most powerful opponents of the future was, in my view, far more valuable than a fresh-grade sword. If you can sacrifice a fresh-grade item and save the life of a guy like Jack Apron, I will do as much as I can.

I can understand it with my head. But I couldn't understand it that way with my heart.

'Rune blade broken. Of course I fixed it, but it's not just a matter of getting it done.'

In the fight so far, it was enough with a legendary Rune Blade. But in the future, weapons of this magnitude will not be enough. Once broken, it can break again. I was broken while dealing with Arventha, but what guarantees do you have that I will survive the battle against Jack Apron?

"I don't know about weapons, but a fresh-grade sword wouldn't be that easy to get. The highest rank in the store is the Legend rank. What are you going to do?"

"I know. That's why he wanted the Pragarach that Arben had."

I also thought about replacing the weapon with a longsword or a great sword that has stronger durability even within the same grade. When I first got the Rune Blade, I couldn't afford the cost of the deformation, so I used it as it is, but now I can afford it enough. But now I can't change it.

For over a year now, I've become so familiar with the weapon called a detergent. Of course, other weapons can adapt quickly, but they are not perfect. If you can achieve 100 combat power when using a detergent sword, it's 90 with a longsword and 95 with a fine sword.

'Eventually, we need to replace the equipment. That too is a major challenge.'

The equipment you have now is never bad. But Sung-hoon wanted more than that. having the best performance, at least in the midst of an urgent battle.

"I'll tell you in advance, I've had enough money, but I can't allow you to touch it. You know that every time an item is ranked up, the price changes by a thousand, right? Changing only a few of Sung-hoon's equipment to the highest quality will result in huge expenditures."

"… I know. That's why I'm sick."

"Thank goodness. Well, it wasn't that serious. So I'm going to go do my job."

Kung!

Eli closes the door and leaves without looking back as soon as he learns that there is no problem. Looking at him, Sung-hoon sighed as he grabbed his head.

"Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

If anyone else had heard it, the knife would have flown right away. Even rankers have one or two unique items, and only an elite weapon can be used by a top ranker. A top-ranker who barely has a single or two Legend items is literally wrapped around his body with money.

'I need a way to make money. And in order to prevent this, top-rankers need to increase their skills to some extent. There is a way to satisfy both conditions….'

"... There it is."

Seonghun rose from his place with two eyes shining on the solution that came up so easily.