Chapter 203
The Second Round
A few days later, Sun Jo Woo's phone vibrated quietly in his hand.
He looked at the screen, then smiled faintly.
"Oh... it looks like they're gathering everyone who participated in the raid where I first arrived in this world."
He calmly got to his feet.
He took a shower, put on fresh clothes, then carefully combed his hair and parted it down the middle.
He left Kyu behind without hesitation.
Sun Jo Woo was no longer the same as he had been the first time.
Compared to his condition when he first arrived,
the difference was like comparing a weak ant to a strong, fully grown man.
He left Kyu and Astaroth behind while hiding Wrath within himself,
then headed toward the designated meeting place.
His steps were steady, his mind calm.
| Have you decided? |
'About Yoo Jin Woo?'
| Yes. |
'Yes, I've decided to go.'
| Are you doing this to keep suspicion away from yourself? |
He took a slow breath.
'Yes... and no.
Yes, because I truly want to keep suspicion away from myself.
And no, because I want to become stronger.
He remembered the assassin.
'If only my body had been a little stronger...
I would've killed that bastard without any trouble.'
He clenched his fist.
'But he slipped through my fingers.
All that remains in my memory... is purple hair and sharp eyes.'
Then he added with cold realism,
'I'm weak right now.
I need to fight.
I need to train.
And who knows...
Maybe I'll recruit new members for my skill.
At the moment, I only have four, and the skill hasn't evolved yet.
Combat alone is enough to push it toward growth.'
A short while later, he arrived at the meeting point.
He noticed the presence of:
Sung Jin Woo
Sang Shi Yul (the man who lost his arm at the beginning of the story)
Joo Hee
Two other members
"Sun Jo Woo, you're finally here."
Sung Jin Woo spoke as he looked at him.
Sun Jo Woo smiled calmly and greeted everyone with a simple nod.
As the group chatted among themselves, a black vehicle suddenly came to a stop.
Several men wearing orange uniforms stepped out, each of them restrained.
"What's going on here?!"
Sang Shi Yul shouted as he stared at the prisoners in astonishment.
He began speaking with the employee in charge,
while Sun Jo Woo remained standing where he was, his gaze fixed on a single person.
A man...
With one arm missing.
'So... Jang Tae Shik.
B-Rank as well.'
| Is it him? |
'Yes, Cain.
It's him.
The one who tried to kill me before.
Kyu was the one who cut off his arm.
Even if I hadn't seen his missing arm...
Even if I hadn't seen that strange hair...
Those filthy eyes...
I'd recognize them anywhere.'
A cold smile appeared on Sun Jo Woo's face.
"I suppose this is the second round, you bastard."
"Did you say something, Mr. Sun Jo?"
"Ah, nothing... nothing. Let's go."
The group moved forward.
As soon as they entered the cave, the battle erupted.
The prisoners fought like starving beasts,
as though they had been deprived of food for a very long time.
Anything that stood before them...
was devoured without hesitation.
Sun Jo Woo also fought, calmly and effortlessly,
until the group reached a fork in the path.
Three tunnels stretched before them.
Sun Jo Woo closed his eyes for a brief moment
and sensed something unusual coming from the left tunnel.
"Mr. Sang Shi Yul, let's take the left tunnel."
Sung Jin Woo said those exact words at the same moment, pointing toward the same path.
The following entered the left tunnel:
Sung Jin Woo
Sang Shi Yul
Joo Hee
Meanwhile, the following entered the middle tunnel:
Sun Jo Woo
The other two members
As for Jang Tae Shik and the prisoners,
they headed into the right tunnel.
Sun Jo Woo advanced calmly,
slaughtering goblins to his left and right without the slightest emotion.
Then he suddenly stopped,
after hearing a voice behind him.
"Mr. Sun Jo Woo... we're sorry."
"?"
"About what happened in the last dungeon."
"We ran away and left everyone behind, using our families as an excuse..."
"I'm truly sorry."
The two men bowed before him.
Sun Jo Woo remembered the incident...
but he did not care much.
When the weak become a burden...
they will use any means necessary to survive.
He smiled calmly and patted both of them on the shoulders.
"There's no need for that.
We survived, and everything is fine now."
The two of them let out sighs of relief.
"We'll apologize to Mr. Sung Jin Woo later."
"Do that."
The three continued forward,
heading toward the other passage.
But...
before they entered the right tunnel...
Sun Jo Woo felt an overwhelming killing intent erupt throughout the area.
'It's...
A human's killing intent.
That damned bastard's killing intent.'
The moment they reached the entrance of the passage, they saw the scene.
Jang Tae Shik...
was calmly slaughtering the prisoners,
with horrifying ease.
"So... you've noticed."
On the other side,
Sung Jin Woo and his companions advanced through the left tunnel.
Then...
A sharp scream.
Complete silence.
A deafening explosion.
Everyone rushed forward,
only to find the entire area covered in dust.
A severed arm lay on the ground.
The prisoners' corpses were scattered everywhere.
Sung Jin Woo quickly checked everyone.
The two members were safe...
except for one of them.
He had lost an arm.
Joo Hee immediately began treating them.
On the opposite side...
Two figures moved at unbelievable speed.
They collided violently.
"You little bastard! I'll kill you!"
"Keep dreaming, you one-handed cripple.
I'll shatter your soul... and drain you completely."
The two charged once more.
Their blows intensified as the clash grew fiercer.
Jang Tae Shik's remaining arm shot forward with tremendous force.
Sun Jo Woo blocked it,
then drove his left hand toward his chest.
But...
before the strike could land...
Jang Tae Shik retreated with terrifying speed.
A grim smile spread across Sun Jo Woo's face.
"Are you going to keep running like a little whore, you stupid bastard?"
His eyes turned still.
"Fine... have it your way.
I'll do it... at full power."
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