Kill the Hero

1.

One of the greatest perks given to players is medical benefits.

In an era of national power, players provided the best medical benefits each government could offer for their own survival, and South Korea did the same for free. Players with Korean nationality were able to receive all medical services in Korea for free.

Among them were private room rates that were only available for VIPs. Players were able to use everything in the hospital for free as a country tax.

It was quite a benefit.

‘Glad the medical bills are free. ’

If Kim Woo-jin was in a position to pay for his treatment, he had a tremendous benefit to consider self-harm just before the dungeon was cleared.

Literally.

Kim Woo-jin's wound was self-inflicted.

As soon as I cleared the dungeon, I killed 444 Hop Goblins, stabbed myself with a prepared arrow and cut myself with a knife.

You have to smell the blood before the sharks in the distance can run. That's why you hurt yourself.

Knock, knock!

“It's Park Yong-wan, can I come in? ”

And now a shark smells blood and appears.

“Yes, come in. ”

Queek!

Park Yong-wan opened the door and smiled bitterly after checking the warning phrase ’Attention to Approach (Hematology)' on the bed where Kim Woo-jin was lying.

“Hematology must have been hard on you. ”

“Yes. If the wound was deep, it would be dead. ”

It wasn't empty.

If Kim Woo-jin's wounds were deeper, he would have risked his life if he had more bleeding.

The treatment itself was not a problem. Kim Woo-jin's blood wasn't corrosive.

The problem was that it was impossible to transfuse.

‘So I adjusted it appropriately. ’

Of course, Kim Woo-jin regulated it.

It was not difficult for him to deal with countless lives.

‘It was really dangerous. ’

Park Yong-wan, who had no clue, started postponing my scenario without doubting Kim Woo-jin's self-harm.

“I heard a little bit about the Skull Guild. ”

The skull guild, Kim Woo-jin, frowned as soon as the word came out.

Queek!

Park Yong-wan, who was sitting near Kim Woo-jin, brought a chair nearby as well.

“You were right. They were hunting players. They must have defeated you in the A + Rank Dungeon. That's probably why there were so many deaths. However, there was a problem with the skull guild in the dungeon, and in order to investigate it · · · · · · · ·. ”

“You were aiming at me first. If they caught me, they'd torture me until I spit anything out. ”

Park Yong-wan thought, nodding lightly, in a cold voice from Kim Woo-jin's mouth.

This is gonna go a lot easier than I thought. ’

Park Yong-wan was going to persuade Kim Woo-jin here today.

He wasn't trying to spoil the skull guild for nothing, but he was trying to make it a lure to make the skull guild run faster.

I also thought about the possibility that Kim Woo-jin would play a tricky game. I wrote a scenario to threaten him.

However, it seemed that Kim Woo-jin's reaction did not need to bring out such a difficult scenario.

‘Well, he's a smart guy, so if he talks about it here, he knows he can't do anything about the skull guild. ’

In fact, there was nothing Kim Woo-jin could do against the Skull Guild at the moment.

There was no way to prove that Kim Woo-jin's injuries were caused by the Skull Guild Member.

Even if the lawsuit were to be filed with this matter, it would take more than a year for the lawsuit to end, and there was no guarantee that Kim Woo-jin would be alive when the verdict came out a year later.

It means that whatever Kim Woo-jin does is meaningless.

“Damn it.”

Kim Woo-jin vomited his feelings about that in front of Park Yong-wan.

Park Yong-wan shined.

“You're angry. ”

“There are those who want to kill me. How can I not be angry?" ”

“Yes, you're right. I wouldn't stand for this if I were you. In fact, I never let a single one of those bastards get to me like that. ”

Park Yong-wan nodded once with the horse and asked me a question.

“So you want to take a swing at them? ”

Kim Woo-jin looked at Park Yong-wan and asked.

“Is there a way? ”

“I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you. It's simple. Cover this up. ”

Kim Woo-jin opened his mouth with a suspicious glance when asked to be covered.

“When covered · · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

“Then Skull's guild will come to finish you off. That's when they set a trap. ”

Kim Woo-jin frowns in the words "trap."

“You want me to be bait. ”

“I'm not gonna say no. But the world has to pay for something. Isn't that right?”

Kim Woo-jin sighed for a long time in Park Yong-wan's answer. And then I started to worry.

Park Yong-wan was willing to wait, and Kim Woo-jin who had finished his worries asked towards Park Yong-wan.

“Why are you doing this to Park Yong-wan? I got beat up. ”

I answered the question as if Park Yong-wan was waiting for me.

“There is a line in this world that must not be crossed, and someone must keep that line. ”

Along with the horse, I handed the luxurious envelope that Park Yong-wan was holding to Kim Woo-jin.

“Here's a gift for you. You can think about it a little more. I'll help you when it's done. ”

The last thing Park Yong-wan said was to leave the hospital room.

Now that he was left alone again, Kim Woo-jin recalled Park Yong-wan's words a moment ago.

"There's a line you can't cross, and you have to defend it?" ’

The moment I remembered the words, I laughed in my mouth.

‘That's funny.'

It wasn't a word that matched the mouth of the man who sold the country for his own benefit at the most dangerous moment.

Of course, Kim Woo-jin was not angry at that fact.

Park Yong-wan, whom he knew, was always like that, and he didn't have to make any sense of anything he said.

What was important was the gift he gave me.

"This?"

As Kim Woo-jin unpacked the wrapping paper, a golden piece of paper appeared.

[exsanguinating blood]

- Acquisition Requirement: Agent of the Dark World

- Acquisition Level: Level 20 +

- Skill Effect: Absorbs and heals target's blood. The higher the skill rank, the higher the amount of absorption and recovery you can absorb from the target.

Skill Vampire.

Kim Woo-jin's gaze at it subsided coldly.

‘I can't believe I'm giving you this. ’

Park Yong-wan expected me to give him a gift to use Kim Woo-jin better.

Too weak bait can't be used to fish properly.

But I never imagined that skill would be a Vampire Skill.

‘When this comes in, we have to change the plan. ’

Of course, at this moment, Kim Woo-jin had no choice but to revise his plan.

‘I'm going straight for the Albino Lizard Egg. ’

Kim Woo-jin immediately prepares to go hunting for Albino Lizard Eggs.

2.

On the fourth day of hospitalization, a gift of greetings arrived for Kim Woo-jin who was still in the hospital.

It was just a box of Baccas that arrived.

Kim Woo-jin intuited the moment he saw a gift belonging to a very inexpensive side of the hospital greeting.

‘There you are.'

This gift must have been sent by Se-cchan.

As expected, there was a message from Se-cchan.

Radio?

Inside the box was a bottle of Baccas and a radio.

Kim Woo-jin immediately turned on the radio.

“I'm Kim Woo-jin.”

First of all, I'd like to express my deepest sympathy for the injury.

Kim Woo-jin who heard that said, taking out the only bottle of Baccas.

“Is this all you got for me? ”

- Sorry, I'm not used to sending things like that. Right? If you hear that a player went to the hospital on the floor, it's not a room, it's a morgue.

“But a bottle of Baccas. ”

- So, shall we talk about our deal? It won't be long since we have enough batteries to run on those radio batteries. Oh, don't throw away the radio. We need to recycle it.

“Very well.”

Kim Woo-jin didn't have to tackle this much.

- You want to buy a two-story A-rank dungeon?

“Yes, I will buy it for 5 billion won. ”

- What are you, a leper?

It was a sudden question, but Kim Woo-jin immediately realized the importance and responded accordingly.

“Didn't you take your aptitude test back then? ”

- I ran a first-floor test. And now you're demanding a two-story dungeon. He's got a motorcycle license and he's trying to pull a bus. You know better than I do how absurd this is.

“Whether I die or not, it's not a broker's problem. Isn't that why you get 5 billion KRW in advance and a separate fee? ”

Kim Woo-jin's voice was fierce.

However, Kim Woo-jin had a light smile on his mouth.

That smile was a token of goodwill toward the mischief.

Of course I did.

"A broker who cares about the lives of his players. ’

Most brokers don't care whether or not a player can clear the dungeon.

The broker gets enough money just for introducing him to the dungeon, and then nothing changes whether he dies or not.

It is true that the difficulty of the dungeon increases as a result of the failure to attack the dungeon, but if the broker is determined to hide it, he has no way of knowing it from the players.

Rather, in some dungeons the body price increased by the number of dead players.

A failed dungeon is dangerous, but in other words, it has a legacy of that many players.

However, at this time, whether Kim Woo-jin dies or not, he can receive 5 billion won just by receiving his request.

There was no reason to keep Kim Woo-jin this way.

- Yeah, it's none of my business whether you die or not. But you can't just sit here and watch people die. There is a line in this world that must not be crossed, and at least someone has to protect it.

At that moment, Kim Woo-jin smiled.

It was because of what happened a few days ago.

“So are you going to sell the dungeon to me or not? That's all I want you to say exactly. ”

Aside from that smile, evil words came out of his mouth.

Then he also said in a stiff voice.

- Are you sure about this?

“There's no suicidal hobby. If I had a hobby like that, I'd be in a morgue, not in a hospital. ”

- Okay, then I'll sell it.

“Thank you."

- I'll make you an offer.

“Proposal?”

- Do you want to buy some stuff?

Kim Woo-jin frowned. Rather than feeling bad, it was a questionable expression of an unexpected offer.

Whether he knew it or not, he continued to talk.

- I have one of my own set of awesome items against the Lizardman. Called Lizardman Killer Set! With this set of items, Super Mario can stomp on Lizardman like a turtle! Buy a set and I'll give you a discount. This isn't an easy opportunity to come by.

Suddenly he became a subway street vendor, Kim Woo-jin was seriously concerned about his promotion.

‘Nothing bad. ’

Currently, there is no Lizardman Hunting Exclusive item in the water of Woojin Kim.

Because of this, Kim Woo-jin also wanted to buy items exclusively for Lizardman.

In such situations, the offer of mishedraught had to be charming enough.

"But you're prepared for this? ’

At the same time, I was surprised at the readiness of the brunch.

In his view, he was a merchant, but there was no broker to do business this way.

The first reason was that most brokers only looked at the benefits ahead of them, and the second reason was that there were not many brokers with items that fit into the dungeon.

In fact, item brokers are busy quickly selling items and dropping them.

The price of the item was so expensive that the price of the item changed over time. When there was a demand, it was common sense to sell it cold.

Do you always have a set of items to match the dungeon in that situation?

Are you sure you have the right dungeon strike system? ’

Meaning that an effective system has been built for attacking dungeons.

There's nothing wrong with building a system like this as a guild.

But Mishechan was not a guild.

‘Not just any guy. ’

Kim Woo-jin once again corrected his sense of existence about Oh Se-chan.

Then I replied.

“I wouldn't hesitate. ”

- That's a great choice. I'll give you a special deal. I'll give you plenty of miles.

“But I have a favor to ask you. ”

- I can't help it if you ask me to. Ask all you want.

“Can I get a loan? ”

A sudden silence followed Kim Woo-jin's request.

What?

At the end of the silence, there was a misfortune, and Kim Woo-jin confidently asked the same question again.

“I don't have enough money right now, but I need to make a loan. ”

- Ticktock, ticktock! Now, you can't hear me. Textile, dental, · · · · · · · high ·, rubbish radio. Rain, damn dogs, damn dogs · · · · · · · Dental, teeth · · · · · · · · · · ·.

Kim Woo-jin said, disappearing.

“If not, then is there a bargain? ”

- Oh, I can hear you again. Of course! It's our job to clear out the goods, but of course not.

“I'm not talking about merchandise, I'm talking about merchandise. If I sell the goods there, I'll pay a fee, and if I buy the items again, I'll pay a fee. ”

- Good math. I could be an accountant. All right, let's start with the list of items. Oh, just put the radio in the box and throw it in the trash. Then we'll retrieve it ourselves. Enjoy your baccas. I won't charge you anything special.

That's how the deal was done.

"Special price? You think you're going to get paid for this? ’

Kim Woo-jin looked at a bottle of Baccas and smiled.

At that moment, he said.

- Watch out for Skull Guild, I hope this advice is just bullshit.

At the end of the speech, Kim Woo-jin's eyes were shimmering in horror.

3.

“Watch out for Skull Guild," I hope this advice is just bullshit. ”

He smiled bitterly as he turned off the radio.

He regretted this moment.

Was that a bad thing to say? ’

He might have said something wrong to Kim Woo-jin.

‘All he wants is a broker. ’

Nevertheless, he had no choice but to say this.

‘But we can't lose the real players we just saw because of them. ’

Kim Woo-jin was the player who attacked the dungeon to finish the real game.

‘That's the second time a psycho's this good. ’

The evidence was that he was challenging a more difficult dungeon attack right now.

If you're a player looking at yourself like that, you'll never be able to challenge yourself like that.

So I took a risk and advised him that his relationship might be wrong.

In other words, he knew Mishedran.

‘After removing the Skull Guild janitor, the Skull Guild, as well as the Yamato Federation, should have made Kim Woo-jin a person of interest. As long as Park Yong-wan tries to use Kim Woo-jin as bait, the crisis will continue for Kim Woo-jin. ’

Who the skull guild is, who's behind them, and who's trying to use Kim Woo-jin now.

‘I feel like it was all designed by him, but · · · · · · · ·. ’

And I also assumed that all of this was Kim Woo-jin's plan.

In fact, that's why Se-cchan couldn't actively reach out to Kim Woo-jin.

‘Dammit, if I'm sure he doesn't have contact with the Messiah Guild, I'll try it myself · · · · · ·. ’

There is a reason for Kim Woo-jin's behavior, but it's not worth the risk.

It was preventing him from reaching out to Kim Woo-jin.

"You're not with the Messiah, are you? Dammit, there's no one to trust. ’

I sighed for a long time.

Whoo-hoo!

At that moment, the phone began to vibrate. He checked the number and received it right away.

“Oh, yeah. How'd it go? Did you get the Grimm Reaper's mask? ”

In response, he clenched his fist.

"Yes, there's only one way to end this damn game! ’