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Chapter 47
Chapter 47
Forest of Benandi (1)
“Did I just hear that wrong?”
Guild Master Hong Chae-yeon spoke in a chilling voice.
“I’m sorry...”
Woo Jin-hyung could only keep his head bowed and repeatedly apologize.
“I’ll give you a chance to explain. Go ahead and speak.”
At Hong Chae-yeon’s words, Woo Jin-hyung’s head quickly raised.
“To be honest, that guy was on a completely different level! To the point where I doubted if he was even human...”
“Shut up!”
“Kuhek!”
Hong Chae-yeon’s kick, mercilessly struck Woo Jin-hyung’s abdomen.
“I said shut up because I don’t want to hear it...”
“I’m sorry.”
Hong Chae-yeon seemed to be showing the extremes of hysteria.
But Woo Jin-hyung quickly stood up like a disciplined new recruit, standing with his hands behind his back.
“Haah, Woo Jin-hyung.”
“Yes, Guild Master.”
“I’ll get more medicine, so increase your dosage from now on.”
At the words to increase the dosage, Woo Jin-hyung’s face darkened.
“But Guild Master... Even now, we’re barely maintaining the allowable limit they mentioned. If we increase the medicine any more, who knows what might happen...”
-Slap!
Hong Chae-yeon’s palm struck Woo Jin-hyeong’s cheek.
“Are those measly side effects important right now? If you can’t even beat one Kang Hyeon, do you think you can take over Seoul?”
“...”
“Stop talking back and do as you’re told. The Badass Guild will soon enter a C-grade dungeon. Inside there, we’ll devour other guilds and strengthen our forces.”
“Understood.”
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Two days later.
“Mr. Kang Hyeon. It’s time.”
“Has it already come to that?”
Finally, the day of the raid had dawned.
Kang Hyeon came down to the underground parking lot to move to the dungeon.
“Haa...”
A sigh burst out at the same time.
Seeing the noisy van that a rock band might ride in, irritation rose up.
“Why didn’t you just buy a new one?”
“But my artistic soul is in it, I can’t give up on it so easily.”
An Yu-seong had managed to repair the van with its door smashed.
In fact, the interior of the vehicle was fine, so it could be fully repaired, but Kang Hyeon, who had secretly considered this an opportunity to change the car, couldn’t help but be disappointed.
“We’ll depart now.”
Han Jae-mun started the engine and the van with ‘BADASS’ engraved on it left the underground parking lot.
“Kang Hyeon. Aren’t we going to name our van?”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“You call that old car you drive Bentley No. 2, don’t you?”
“How can you compare that with this? Besides, my Bentley No. 2 is still running strong, you know?”
On the way to the agreed location.
Kang Hyeon and An Yu-seong spent time exchanging silly jokes.
“Han Jae-mun. Are we still far?”
“We’ve arrived.”
The van finally stopped at its destination.
“Good job. Now go.”
“Pardon?”
“You need to go to the office and work, right?”
“Yes...”
Han Jae-mun’s lips protruded sullenly at the sudden order to leave.
‘I want to watch too...’
Han Jae-mun decided to park the car nearby and come back secretly to watch.
“Well then, shall we go?”
Kang Hyeon checked his appearance and flung open the van’s door.
At the same time, camera flashes began to pour in from all directions.
“What’s this?”
Kang Hyeon was taken aback by the unexpected tremendous welcome.
‘I was told by Team Leader Shin Tae-gil that there would be reporters, but...’
He didn’t expect this many to gather and start filming in earnest.
The reporters thrust cameras and microphones at Kang Hyeon as if he were a celebrity appearing at a press conference.
“Please share your thoughts on participating in the C-grade dungeon raid!”
“Is it true that you cleared Daience‘s laboratory alone?!”
“Is this van your personal property?!”
Kang Hyeon was already drawing attention with his unique guild name and sudden participation.
Adding to that, showing up with such a flashy van really caught everyone’s eye.
“What’s all this commotion because of you?”
“Come on, you’re enjoying it too.”
“Bullshit.”
Kang Hyeon smirked and walked along the path made by security guards.
Although only three people were moving, their presence overwhelmed everyone present.
“Thanks to you, Mr. Kang Hyeon, I’m having this kind of experience.”
“Ah, I forgot. You’re an attention seeker too, right?”
“No, I’m not.”
Shin Seong-a slightly raised the corners of her mouth and walked even more confidently.
“When you see that signal, other guilds will immediately join that location as promised.”
The flare gun was something that came up in the last meeting.
It was a means devised for quick communication in dungeons where electronic devices couldn’t be used.
Red flare gun for crisis.
Green flare gun for core.
Purple flare gun for bosses.
Each guild agreed to act independently but to immediately converge on the location if someone fired a flare gun.
‘It’s a futile effort.’
Kang Hyeon didn’t believe in this flare gun thing.
‘What are you going to do if someone doesn’t keep their promise in a dungeon that leaves no records?’
The flare gun was just an excuse. Kang Hyeon abandoned any expectations for it from the start.
“... Lastly, please prioritize safety above all. That’s all!”
As the briefing ended, all guilds dispersed.
“Shall we go too?”
Just as Kang Hyeon was about to move after confirming the direction other guilds were heading,
Choi Dong-woo, who had approached unnoticed, spoke to him.
“How about moving with us, Mr. Kang Hyeon?”
“Together? Hmm...”
Kang Hyeon showed a contemplative expression at the proposal to move with the ability user alliance.
“I’m well aware of your skills. But we don’t know what dangers might be in a C-grade dungeon.”
Kang Hyeon nodded at Choi Dong-woo’s words.
“Then is it okay if we stay together for just one day for now?”
“You’re welcome to stay with us until the end of the dungeon. Haha!”
Choi Dong-woo laughed heartily with a kind smile.
A moment later.
As Choi Dong-woo left, An Yu-seong approached.
“Kang Hyeon. What’s this about?”
“What?”
“Didn’t we make a guild to move on our own?”
“That’s right. But it’s still C-grade, you know. If we make a wrong move, we might end up dying stupidly. Let’s just observe for a day first.”
“How wise of you.”
Shin Seong-a uttered flattery from the bottom of her heart.
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Kang Hyeon, who joined the ability user union.
He walked through the forest silently for a while.
Just when it was getting boring with nothing happening despite the continued mountain trek,
“Mr. Kang Hyeon.”
Shin Seong-a spoke to Kang Hyeon.
“What?”
“I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“What does BADASS mean?”
“What? You didn’t know until now?”
“Yes.”
Shin Seong-a answered with a confident expression.
Kang Hyeon made a dumbfounded face.
“Then why are you asking only now?”
“I thought you would tell us first.”
Kang Hyeon chuckled at the absurd answer.
Shin Seong-a, who was carefully observing his reaction, opened her mouth.
“Could it be... Buttocks...”
“No. It’s not!”
Kang Hyeon’s group continued to exchange jokes after that.
Other ability users frowned at their appearance, which showed no sign of tension.
“What’s with them?”
“Do they think the dungeon is some playground? They’ve lost their senses just because the media hyped them up a bit.”
“Young punks being so arrogant...”
On the surface, it seemed like they were frowning at Kang Hyeon’s behavior, but that wasn’t actually the case.
It was just that their latent displeasure towards Kang Hyeon was being expressed outwardly.
A new guild.
A suddenly rising super rookie.
A somewhat playful guild name.
“It’s a shame that such a guy is being compared to our union leader.”
Yet his status was so high that he was mentioned alongside Choi Dong-woo and Han Se-yeon.
From others standpoint, there was nothing to like about it.
“Don’t mind them.”
“I’m not minding them?”
“Then why are you taking out your mace?”
Of course, Kang Hyeon didn’t like hearing the whispers either. But he decided to think of it lightly.
‘I’ll crush them with skill.’
He decided to become the best so that no one could ignore him.
These petty reactions. He was confident he could smash them with one display of skill.
-Pooo!
“Enemy!”
Kang Hyeon grinned at the shout coming from the front.
“Let’s go.”
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