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nKill The Hero – Chapter 123 – Hazing (4)

nTranslator: Seven

nEditor: Ana_Banana

nIn dungeons, players attacked other players much more often than normal people would think.

nThe public would of course call such players crazy, psychopathic murderers.

nHowever, among the players who attacked other players, very few of them actually had any psychopathic tendencies or truly enjoyed killing.

nRather, many players did so with reasonable judgment.

nAnd the reason was simple.

n“What do you think would happen if there was an opponent in front of you who had an item that was very valuable in a world where there were no legal punishments and where the evidence disappeared the moment it was cleared? What if your value and survival rate in the future would dramatically increase if you obtained that item?”

nIt was worth it.

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n‘Found you.’

nChun Dao-mind was a player who knew this fact better than anyone else, especially because he himself had done it many times before.

n‘Van Gogh’s Bracelet.’

nTelling him about Van Gogh’s Bracelet and telling him that it was in Isaac Ivanov’s hands were like telling a tiger who hadn’t eaten for a month that there was a huge piece of meat down the mountain.

nHis heart burned with the desire to hunt.

n“Fuck, why is he so deep?”

nMoreover the path that Isaac Ivanov too was not an ordinary one.

nIf the other players were in America, then Isaac Ivanov was so far from the group that he was basically in Guam. (TL: this killed me ㅋㅋㅋ)

nIt was not a short distance to move and along the way Chun Dao-ming and his men had to continually fight off monsters.

nEven while doing that, Chun Dao-ming also had to struggle to stay as quiet as possible as they approached.

n‘It took two days to get here.’

nTherefore it took two hours to reach the spot that he had even though it would only take twenty minutes to an hour if he were to run.

nOne’s patience would run out when the target was within one’s reach.

nHowever Chun Dao-ming didn’t rush forward to ruin all of his hard work because he was impatient.

n“What’s the situation?”

nAt Chun Dao-ming’s words, a subordinate beside him held his hand to his left eye like a telescope, closed his right eye, and looked through it.

n“100 Li Eye”

nHe then immediately activated The Silent Hunter’s skill, 100 Li Eye.

nThen Isaac Ivanov’s group, which was in the distance, became clearer to him.

n“They seem to be resting.”

n“How many are around him?”

n“There are seven skeletons and one teammate.”

n“What about the bracelet?”

n“Sorry. I can’t see it well. He’s wearing gloves.”

nChun Dao-ming, who had confirmed Isaac Ivanov’s situation with the help of the skill, closed his eyes.

nAfter about 10 minutes, there was some movement from Isaac Ivanov’s side, and Chun Dao-ming who noticed this, asked his subordinate again.

n“What’s the situation?”

nThe subordinate grasped the situation the same way he had a few minutes before.

n“It seems that they are preparing for battle. Ah!”

nThen the man exclaimed.

n“It’s a bracelet. It looks like a bracelet.”

nChun Dao-ming gave a bright smile at those words.

n“When he enters battle is when we’ll strike.”

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nWhen was the best time to attack another player?

nNeedless to say, it was when they were in a fight.

nThere was no better opportunity that one could find since the player would be focused and filled with bloodlust as a result of the battle.

nRattle!

nAwoo!

nThat’s why Chun Dao-ming’s men waited until the skeletons and the Red Wolves started fighting before making their move.

nChun Dao-ming’s men moved as stealthily as they could. Rather than arriving quickly, they were aiming for the moment when the fight was as congested and confusing as possible.

nIt was a wise choice.

n‘We only need to kill one of them anyway.’

n‘If Isaac Ivanov dies then the skeletons will go away.’

nIt would’ve been hard to accomplish their task if they had to struggle against the Necromancer, Isaac Ivanov.

nWhat was it if not wise to covertly deal with such a target rather than head on?

nAnd of course, Chun Dao-ming could be considered as someone who was wise.

nThat was why he was moving in a slightly different way to his subordinates.

n‘When my men draw his attention, my axe will smash his head.’

nHe intended to use his men as bait so that he could launch the true lethal attack.

nIt was also a good strategy that was used by predatory beasts.

n‘I’m waiting for the chance to come.’

nFurthermore Chun Dao-ming showcased his last bit of patience to achieve a more certain hunt.

nSo time passed.

nIt felt like the seconds lasted eternities as they slowly passed, Chun Dao-ming and his men slowly became more focused as they watched the fight between Isaac Ivanov’s skeletons and the Red Wolves.

nPak!

nAt that moment, Isaac Ivanov clapped his hands.

n‘What is he doing?’

nThe next moment they were all shocked by a huge sound.

nPuong!

nWhat followed the applause was a terrifying explosion.

nIt was the Corpse Explosion.

nKeheung!

n“Ugh!”

nIn front of such a sudden and unexpected situation, the monsters that were fighting and even Chun Dao-ming’s subordinates who had been hiding, couldn’t help but let out sounds of surprise.

nOnly Chun Dao-ming remained silent and he was able to keep his focus on the battlefield.

n‘Damn it!’

nThanks to that, he was able to see Isaac Ivanov and his skeletons heading for his subordinates.

n‘He noticed!’

nSomeone he had noticed them and moved to counterattack, when he thought about this, Chun Dao-ming adjusted his position slightly.

nHis plan of action wasn’t much different from before.

n‘While he’s attacking my men, I’ll get him!’

nHe was using his men as bait to catch the fish!

nThe moment Isaac Ivanov began fighting his subordinates and put his focus on defeating them.

n‘Fight.’

nHe was waiting for him to enter a bloody battle.

nSoon, Isaac Ivanov’s group and Chun Dao-ming’s men were a short distance from each other.

nThen, just like that, Isaac Ivanov’s group ignored Chun Dao-ming’s men and left the battlefield.

n“Uh?”

nAt such an unexpected situation, even Chun Dao-ming let out a sound of surprise.

nHowever his surprise didn’t last for very long.

nAwoo!

nAwoo!

nThe Red Wolves had started attacking again.

n‘Ah!’

nInstead now they were against Chun Dao-ming and his subordinates.

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nWatch out for other players in a dungeon, Kim Woo-jin used to live by these words from the Messiah Guild.

nAt the same time they were words that Kim Woo-jin himself took as his own.

nAfter all, he had faced more players in dungeons than anyone else.

n‘I knew someone was coming.’

nSo it was only natural that he would have plans in place for if someone truly came to attack.

nChun Dao-ming’s approach had been noticed from the start.

n‘Crazy Dog…’

nIn all honesty, it wasn’t a very threatening opponent.

nIf he wanted to deal with him, he could at any time, but Kim Woo-jin didn’t do so.

n‘I often used this as bait.’

nThis was because there was still a high chance that a third party was using Chun Dao-ming as bait to gain information on his abilities or weaknesses.

nIn such a situation, why would he deliberately fight Chun Dao-ming?

nIt couldn’t have happened unless Kim Woo-jin had applied the Berserker skill to himself which in itself was impossible.

nThat was the reason he left Chun Dao-ming to fight the monsters.

n‘First off I need to check if there’s really a fisherman.’

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nIf there were any forces that used Chun Dao-ming as bait then they would also respond to the sudden situation and move away.

nThis would leave a trace.

nAt the same time, he would be able to buy some time.

nTracking and ambush was not easy.

nCould one easily track someone else in a place that was filled with monsters and prepare an ambush easily?

nThis was not something that could be done in an hour or two.

nAnd if they were forced to repeat these actions three to four times then the fisherman would grow tired of it and be forced to leave.

n‘And if there’s no fisherman…’

nAnd if, contrary to Kim Woo-jin’s expectations, Chun Dao-ming and his group came here alone, then the solution would be even simpler.

n‘I’ll just deal with them.’

nHe would just eat the delicious bait at the right time.

nPak! Pak!

nAt that moment, Kim Woo-jin clapped again.

nKwang!

nKwang!

nImmediately after, the corpses that he had placed in the vicinity exploded, scattering blood and body parts which exuded a strong smell, everywhere.

nKeheung?

nKuoh?

nThe monsters around began reacting to such loud sounds and bloody smell.

nIt was at that moment that the war progress was reset once again.

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nYour level has increased.

nThis was a notification that players were usually happy to receive.

n“Damn it!”

nHowever at this sound, Chun Dao-ming became more furious.

n‘Isaac, you son of a bitch!’

nThe cause was Isaac Ivanov.

n‘How many times did he trick me!’

nAfter failing the first time, Chun Dao-ming didn’t give up and instead prepared to hunt again. (TL: Chun Dao-ming…FIGHTING!)

nOf course, it took more time the second time.

nIt wasn’t easy to hunt a startled prey, and it was even harder to hunt a prey who ran away like that.

nThe second try failed as well.

nIt was the same.

nAs soon as Chun Dao-ming and his men approached, Isaac Ivanov passed the monsters over to them and left the battlefield.

nSame for the third time…and the fourth time.

nIt was not wise for them to attack openly nor was it possible for them to catch them in a trap.

nThe failures were repeated continuously, and the number of monsters than Isaac Ivanov left for them to deal with increased each time.

nHis level up not so long ago was a result of these battles.

n‘I will cut off your head after I take off all your limbs.’

nThis was why Chun Dao-ming’s eyes were filled with poison.

nIt was then.

nThere are 999 monsters remaining.

nThere was a notification.

n“Boss!”

nOne of his men shouted when they saw the notification and Chun Dao-ming waved his hand to tell them that there was no reason to say any more.

n‘There isn’t much time left.’

nOf 30,000 monsters, only 999 remained to be hunted.

nThis meant that sooner rather than later, the second floor would be cleared.

n‘No, why is it so fast?’

nIt was surprisingly fast considering that it was only six days since they had entered the second floor.

nThis meant that around 5,000 monsters were hunted every day.

n‘Even if there weren’t any strong monsters, this…’

nEven if there weren’t any boss class monsters powerful enough to make them make sacrifices, this was still an abnormal speed.

n‘Is there really something going on?’

nOf course, the first thing that came to Chun Dao-ming’s mind, was the first floor which had been cleared in only 8 hours.

n‘This is driving me crazy.’

nChun Dao-ming was convinced that there was a party that was overwhelmingly powerful.

n‘I must get Van Gogh’s Bracelet before they get it.’

nAnd as that conviction grew, so did his anxiety.

n‘It’ll be more troublesome after we reach the third floor.’

nIf they moved to the third floor then he would have to start hunting Isaac Ivanov again all the way from the start.

nAdditionally, in the third floor there would be many more people aiming to obtain the bracelet that he had in his possession.

nHowever he didn’t think it would be easy for him to catch Isaac Ivanov who escaped from battle like a rat.

n“Tch.”

nEventually Chun Dao-ming clicked his tongue.

nIt was at that moment.

nPuk!

nAn arrow that flew from out of nowhere, pierced the eye of one of Chun Dao-ming’s men.

n“Huh?”

nIn the face of the sudden attack, Chun Dao-ming and his men were shocked.

n“Uh!”

nApart from being shocked however, their bodies naturally began preparing for attacks from the direction in which the arrow flew.

nTheir actions showed that they were instinctively prepared to do battle now.

nNaturally, Kim Woo-jin attacked from the other direction.

nShwik!

nThe moment they faced the direction of the arrows, Kim Woo-jin’s skeletons appeared behind them.

nKya!

nLeading the charge was a Skeleton Knight riding a Sawtooth Wolf skeleton.

nIt was not just one, but two Skeleton Knights that charged toward Chun Dao-min and his men.

nTheir skulls blazed yellow with Berserker’s madness.

nPuk!

nChun Dao-ming and his men noticed the knights’ arrival after one of his subordinates was stabbed through the head with a spear, leaving a hole that one could look through.

n“Fight!”

nWhen he saw that, Chun Dao-ming announced the start of the battle, and when they heard it, his men began to take up their respective roles.

nThe fighters rushed to meet the skeletons, the silent hunters quickly climbed trees and there were no healers.

nThe healers had been shot in the eye with an arrow at the start or stabbed in the head by a Skeleton Knight.

n‘He wants to end it here!’

nChun Dao-ming, who grit his teeth as he realised this fact, approached one of the Skeleton Knights.

n‘Right, I will end it here.’

nChun Dao-ming rushed forward to destroy the knight’s skull with the axe in his hand.

nThere was no hesitation as Chun Dao-ming moved to attack.

nKya!

nThe Skeleton Knight, which was filled with madness, had no intentions to reject the incoming Chun Dao-ming.

nBefore long, the two collided.

n“Oooh.”

nLee Jin-ah who was watching this scene from afar couldn’t help but exclaim.

n“The crazy dog has met his owner today.”

nIt was not something that ordinary people could ever understand.

nWasn’t the Crazy Dog Chun Dao-ming one of the top talents in 3 Floor dungeons that even the great Kunlun Guild would be hesitant to touch in a dungeon?

nWasn’t it only a Skeleton Knight that Kim Woo-jin summoned that was dealing with him?

nBut Lee Jin-ah was still convinced, although normal people of course wouldn’t be able to understand the standards of players.

n“He can’t win unless he takes out those legendary items he probably has in his inventory. For sure.”

nThe Skeleton Knight was stronger than Chun Dao-ming.

nThis conviction became a reality.

nClang!

nAfter exchanging more than ten blows between them, Chun Dao-ming took a few steps backward, his face hard.

n‘Wh-, what is this!’

nChun Dao-mng who had faced many monsters could not understand.

n‘How could a summoned skeleton fight like this?’

nThe combat capabilities of the Skeleton Knight were ridiculously high.

nThis was a fact.

n‘It’s reading all my attacks.’

nThe Skeleton Knight was reading all of Chun Dao-ming’s attacks and aiming for the gaps.

n‘Reading them and picking the best spots.’

nAfter reading the attack, it would move its body so that the attacks would land where it wanted them to.

nThis way the areas that had less damage were put forward.

nIt responded to the attacks perfectly.

n‘At the same time, it counterattacks immediately.’

nAnd as it received the attack from him, it would immediately attack Chun Dao-ming using the gap that it had found.

nThis was beyond the level of reading an equation, it was instead answering the equation correctly.

nThis was a high level skill that should have been impossible to find in a monster.

n‘And that spear.’

nAbove all, the spear that the skeleton held in its hands was much more powerful than he had initially expected.

nThis was evidenced by the few holes that were in Chun Dao-ming’s armor after only a short engagement.

nIt ended up being only holes in his armor because Chun Dao-ming had an innate sense of combat that helped him attack or retreat.

n‘It’s not a normal spear.’

nUnfortunately, Chun Dao-ming’s reflections ended there.

nThe manic Skeleton Knight did not intend to give him a long time to recover.

nThe same was true for the skeleton wolf that the knight rode on.

nPaat!

nThe skeleton wolf hit stomped on the ground and pounced forward as the Skeleton Knight aimed the spear toward Chun Dao-ming.

nAs soon as he saw it approaching, Chun Dao-ming no longer hesitated.

n“Inventory!”

nHe opened his inventory and retrieved a sword.

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nA translucent sword was revealed.

n“Dragon Abyss!”

nThe translucent sword began to be filled with white light following Chun Dao-ming’s cry.

nLee Jin-ah who was watching this couldn’t help but exclaim.

n“Wh-, what’s that?”

nOn the other hand, Kim Woo-jin smiled.

n‘Heavenly Dragon Sword.’

nThe Heavenly Dragon Sword.

n‘So this is where we meet.’

nBefore he returned to the past it had been one of Kim Woo-jin’s best companions.

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