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“What the hell...... have you done? What have you done to my body? ”

“Has no one else come? You don't look desperate. ”

After mumbling freely, Choi Changsoo said as if he chewed it with a stiff face.

“I'm hiding nearby and waiting. Do you think it's hard to get rid of one of you if we ambush you? Give it to me when I say it nicely. ”

“What?”

“What the hell! Surrender! You'd better not say it's permanent. If I did, I wouldn't have made that offer. ”

Hyun-seok nods.

“Still, the situation isn't bad. ”

“I didn't come here to hear that. Now that we've done your background check, don't even think about running. Do you understand? Quartz? ”

Hyun-seok nods.

“I feel comfortable saying what I want to say for you. But how are you going to sneak up on me? You don't have magic anymore, do you? Six civilians sneaking up on you, and a passing dog is laughing? ”

Choi Changsoo stared at the stone with a terrifying smile.

“Why not? Isn't the player human? If you get shot and knifed, you're all dead. ”

Hyundai nods loudly. And then I woke up.

“Then try it. That's too bad. It's not too late. ”

“What?"

“Your magic's gone. You'll be back as soon as you take the elixir. But the longer the time, the harder it is to reverse. Kill me and live without magic for the rest of your life. ”

Choi Changsoo stared at the stone, trembling all over. Hyun-seok rather laughed at it.

“Humans are adaptable animals. You're not gonna get used to it, are you? Maybe, after a few months of hard work, you'll be okay. ”

Hyun-Seok finally turned around without hesitation. Then I left the coffee shop straight away.

Changsoo was greatly embarrassed. I didn't think he'd just leave like that. He hurriedly gets up and chases after the fence.

“Gee, wait! Stop it, you bastard! ”

Changsoo, who came out the door, paused. Soon, I stared at the stone with furious eyes.

Hyun-Seok stood leaning against the wall next to the door, smiling. I thought it would be like this, and I was waiting.

“Come to think of it, I haven't finished my coffee. ”

Hyun-seok went back inside and sat down. And I drank a cup of coffee.

Seeing how relaxed it seemed, Changsoo's insides boiled.

However, I could not spill any more hasty words and actions.

“By the way, if you don't solve this in 30 minutes, you'll lose half your magic forever. It's a shame.”

Choi Changsoo suppressed the boiling anger, and Nazik said.

“I'll do as you say. Surrender me. ”

“I can't hear you. ”

Hyun-seok said so and looked around. Changsoo wouldn't have come alone. The first step was to pinpoint the location of five of his other colleagues.

‘This tension, it's not bad. ’

Maybe they could have ambushed us. Of course, he had no magical power, but he could kill as many players as he wanted with a gun.

And it wasn't that hard for players to get a gun like that.

The senses that were sharpened and polished for decades still moved as he thought.

Probably will continue to be maintained or rather sharpened, unless he releases it in the future.

‘First of all...... I found you, but you haven't shown up yet. ’

There were five of Changsoo's colleagues. Therefore, those who come here must be five, except the best.

No matter how much I focused on my senses, I couldn't find it. All four were found.

‘There's only one answer. ’

It meant that it was waiting outside the range of the senses of Hyundai.

It was likely that he was preparing a sniper on a rooftop in a remote building.

‘You've been very thorough. ’

The jaw of the stone slid up. Sniping is a terrifying attack for everyone. However, there was an exception.

It is because the life of the moment of shooting gives the sensation of penetration through the point of being aimed.

Rather, it was a much more challenging and difficult attack.

If you pour out a lot of machine guns, there's no room to dodge and sleep.

Then we have no choice but to block it with our abilities.

And he hasn't been able to do that yet. It'll happen soon enough.

However, Hyun-seok figures out the target's position and looks at the peak.

“Did you say you'd do everything I say? ”

Choi Changsoo was startled at how sharp and cool his eyes were. And I was shaken without knowing it.

Is he really twenty-one? What's with the rookie flair you just woke up from? ’

I was mistaken for a moment in front of a veteran player.

In fact, a veteran is only three years old since the player started appearing, but it will be the third year.

Still, three years of fighting and passing through the dungeon of life and death doesn't go anywhere. They naturally squeeze out their surroundings, even if they do nothing.

It was that aura that Choi Changsoo felt when he saw the stare in his eyes.

“Then assemble the rest of the group right now. Did I tell you? Half your horsepower will disappear if you don't take the potion in half an hour. ”

“That was a joke, right? Are you sure?"

“Do I look like I'm joking? ”

Changsoo's face was distorted without cause. If it was true, it was a big deal. You lose half your magic when you take the elixir.

Magical power was the most important element for the player. Large magical power is strong, and low magical power is weak.

If everyone hesitates and becomes half-empowered, how can they blame the best water?

He hurriedly went out of the coffee shop and swung his hand. It was one of the signs I had promised.

Once the signal itself meant an attack, I couldn't help but notice there was no signal gathering itself.

Four men came running from everywhere. Cho Changsoo shouted before they attacked the expeditious marble.

“Stop! Just get over here! ”

Choi Changsoo's eyes widened, looking at the gathered colleagues.

“Oops! Myeong-seok! ”

Choi Changsoo suddenly turned his head and looked at the rooftop of the building where Park Myeong-seok was hiding.

At that moment, you hear sharp noises and broken glass almost simultaneously.

Ping!

Park, who was preparing at the same time as the attack signal, fired a shot. His marksmanship was so great, he probably hit it.

I didn't mean to do this. As a result, the user shoots with relief and a slight release of tension.

“Ah... damn it! ”

Choi Changsoo punched the wall with his fist.

Grrr!

“Grrrgh!"

Excruciating headaches continue. If there was any magical power left, the building would have shifted. But now I feel like I just punched him for no reason because I don't have magic.

It hurts badly, but the situation is deadly enough to make you forget that pain.

“How do I find my lost magic? Myeong-seok! What if we don't get a clean shot? ”

Of course, Park Myeong-seok only acted as promised. However, Choi Changsoo was confused and furious enough to not even think about it.

“If it's not an act, can you accept that it's an unexpected situation? ”

Choe Changsoo seemed to be frozen all over. It gave me goosebumps on my back.

I turn my stiff neck forcefully and look at the side where I just heard the voice.

“Ugh!”

I shuddered back in terror. There was nothing wrong with the stone.

No, it wasn't nothing. There was dust all over the body. It's like rolling the floor around.

Did you avoid that? The sniper from Myeong-seok, in that situation? ’

Hyun-Seok said, looking at Choi Changsoo who was surprised and unable to speak out.

“Are you gonna let him get away with it? ”

Changsoo reflectively glanced at the rooftop of the building in his jaw.

Park Myeong-seok points a gun with a silencer this way. Hyun-Seok used Changsoo Choi to deviate from Park Myeong-seok's aim.

Cho Changsoo noticed the situation and violently waved his hands.

Soon, Park Myeong-seok drew his gun. Choi Changsoo motioned to come here to Park Myeong-seok like that. Everyone passing by was looking at Changsoo Choi.

Hyun-seok has opened up a gap. Pretend you're not with them.

And the rest of Changsoo's colleagues made the same choice.

Changsoo, who later understood the situation, blushed his face and opened his eyes to his colleagues.

Of course, the situation was not long. I had to go back to the coffee shop with Park Myeong-seok who had just arrived.

* * *

“This is...... surrender? ”

Choi Changsoo muttered, looking quietly at the green bead on the palm of his hand.

And so were the rest of his colleagues. The surrender had a strange color, so I couldn't put it in my mouth.

Most of all, what do you believe in and put it in your mouth?

Everyone was looking at surrender and stone alternately with such suspicion.

Hyun-Seok looks at the attitude of the group of Choi Changsoo and relaxes his back to the chair.

“Now... I guess I have about five minutes left?" Everyone has their own car, so maybe it's too late for that. ”

That was the final blow. They are experiencing a profound sense of devastation and dehydration with their magic gone.

The despair still hasn't gone away. I felt like I might not be able to break up from this despair forever.

That's why it was easier to choose. Now that we're on the ground, where else could we be?

Six people put the elixir in their mouths together.

“Grrrgh!"

I groaned at the same time. The surrender was so badly written down.

But the effects were just as clear as the bitterness.

‘Damn. How does it taste to your stomach? ’

I couldn't understand it, but I felt the bitterness constantly from the surrender coming down the esophagus. It was not felt by the tongue, but by the esophagus itself.

I don't know what the hell is going on here, but the bitterness is starting to fill the passage with aromatic magic.

“Hrrrgh.”

It was amazing how the magic that I didn't have permeated every corner of my body. The unparalleled pleasure stimulated the peripheral nerves.

Everyone endured the groaning that burst out of their mouth. Nevertheless, it came out of my mouth gradually.

A strange sight unfolded.

Hyun-seok steps away from the group.

After a while, Choi Changsoo, who woke up first, sat on the chair, blankly staring at the ceiling, slowly lifting his head and looking at the stone.

His eyes are blooming fiercely.

“What a surrender. Clearly, all the magic is back. ”

Changsoo's colleagues raise their heads one by one. Everyone was staring at the stone without controlling the magical power that was overflowing all over the body.

“Now, what about our naive player? ”

Choi Changsoo stared at Hyundai with his lively eyes, grinning fiercely, and said as if he had chewed out a single person.

Then Hyun-seok smiled.

“Who's naive? ”

Cho Changsoo's heart suddenly sank. The same smile I saw in the dungeon struck my mind.

“Gulp.”

Choi Changsoo swallowed a saliva without even knowing it.

It was enormously ominous.

The End

kang-hyun Kim