Episode 90 Lv. 100 (1)
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Half a day later.
A man made a bitter expression as he drank a glass full of vodka in one go.
His eyes were fixed on the CCTV screen displayed on the monitor from earlier.
The source of the video is an abandoned factory that Jeon Jong-du’s Osho mercenary group used as a secret meeting place.
Today, there was a fight with Kim Soo-kyung’s mercenary group, and Jeon Jong-du was killed.
“You incompetent bastards. I don’t know where the money I earned was spent. “I invested a lot.”
The man waved his hand in the air. It was a gesture full of disappointment.
His name is Nikolai Strack. He was a master who ran the Russian Kashmar guild.
Kashmar means ‘nightmare’ in Russian, which makes quite a bit of sense considering what he is doing.
The Kashmar Guild’s goal was to kidnap useful hunters from overseas, bring them back, and turn them into human weapons.
Bezumiye, located in an abandoned factory, was also the work of the Qashmar Guild.
It was a process that was made using such a heinous method that, let alone human rights, the method was truly cruel.
Moreover, since it was a task that required a lot of patience and effort, the supply was far short of the demand.
There was a worldwide demand for human weapons that could be used anytime, anywhere without burden.
In particular, the more shabby the guild or organization, the more they preferred it, and there were even purchases from purification guilds.
In any case, one of the main trading partners for the Casmar Guild to supply hunters from outside was the Osho Mercenary Corps.
This time, he was completely destroyed by Kim Soo-kyung’s mercenary group.
Not only that, Jeon Jong-du, who seemed unlikely to die, died.
Even if he were still alive, it was not a task to revive the mercenary group.
Since the roots had been pulled out, there was no way the stem hanging from above could save the tree.
Thanks to this, Korea’s hunter supply route was cut off. At least until a replacement is found.
“Who the hell is this?”
Stroke was repeatedly looking at Ganghu’s appearance in focus on the screen.
There was also an internal CCTV in Jeon Jong-du’s secret location on the second floor, and the footage was secured.
Although outsiders could not see it, Jeon Jong-du absolutely followed Strack’s orders, so he had the right to view it.
Even though he was hit by Jeon Jong-du, Kang-hu’s skillful response was surprising.
Even though Jeon Jong-du could have been overwhelmed by his appearance alone, Kang-hoo was not like that.
In addition, there was a trick to catch the enemy off guard by twisting the standard counterattack pattern one more time.
Furthermore, circumstances in which mental skills were used were also captured. This skill is not suitable for an assassin.
There was more interest in Kang Hu than resentment over the fact that he killed Jeon Jong-du.
Who could it be?
We ran a search bot developed within the guild based on the secured screen, but could not find any information.
Just looking at his skills, he seems like a talented person whose photo would have been featured at least once on a Korean hunter-related broadcast or article.
The search bot couldn’t find a single piece of information about him. There was no similar person.
“A guy like that is enough as an alternative to Jeon Jong-du. “In fact, it may be more than that.”
Strack had no intention of giving up supplying ‘materials’ from Korea.
Hunters from Korea have high sales value and are highly compliant with experiments and drugs.
In many ways, it was easy to modify and control, so the investment price was much cheaper.
Giving up the purchase route in Korea was like cutting off a contract with a cheap source.
“I guess I’ll have to send someone over.”
Even if you think about it for a hundred days in Russia, not Korea, you cannot get more information about Ganghu.
Strake decided to create a route that would allow him to contact Ganghu directly.
If you look for a person, you will eventually find him.
In particular, this incident would have created a point of contact with Kim Soo-kyung’s mercenary group, so a link could be created.
In his head, Strack was already thinking of Kang Hu as the successor to Jeon Jong-du.
Actually, I’m not even thinking about the person I’m giving rice cake to.
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Around that time.
“40 billion won. The deposit has been made. Let’s check it out. “It took a while because it was a large amount of money.”
“Thank you for the quick turnaround.”
Kang-hoo had just confirmed the 40 billion won deposit he received from Kim Soo-kyung.
The balance jumped from 36.6 billion won to 76.6 billion won.
This includes 10 billion won in reward money from Kim Soo-kyung and 20 billion won for selling Jeon Jong-du’s items.
It also contained the combined amount of 10 billion won from the disposal of the orange magic stone obtained earlier.
“And any additional deposit is a personal thank you. Thanks to this, the battle ended early and the damage was greatly reduced.”
Kim Soo-kyung then separately transferred an additional 5 billion won. It was an expression of gratitude for Kanghu’s performance.
Thanks to this, a balance of 81.6 billion won was created. Now 100 billion won has come into view.
money.
Money is something that is very difficult to earn if you make up your mind to save it.
However, as I concentrated on my work and saved without thinking, I soon accumulated this amount of money.
Of course, this is just the beginning.
To buy more valuable and valuable items, more money is needed. There is no upper limit.
Kang-hoo has been satisfied for quite some time while looking at the balance of 80 billion won, which he sees for the first time.
Soo-kyung Kim quietly made a suggestion.
“Are you not planning on joining our mercenary group?”
“Because I hate belonging to somewhere. “I don’t want to be noticed and I don’t want to have more family members to worry about.”
As soon as I heard his story, I gave him a sharp answer. Because it’s something I’ve always thought about.
Being part of a group rather than alone means increased responsibility.
Kanghu wanted to focus solely on himself in all situations. Still, isn’t this a difficult world to survive in?
“also.”
Kim Soo-kyung laughed.
I wasn’t surprised because I expected the answer, but it was so quick that it felt decisive.
Even though I knew Kang-hu’s true feelings, I also wondered if his mercenary group was that unattractive.
Anyway, the proposal fell through.
However, Kim Soo-kyung brought out a different ‘string’ that could connect with Kang-hoo.
“Then what about the client?”
“That’s good. There is no burden for me. “I have the power to choose.”
Kim Soo-kyung’s proposal in a modified form was also accepted by Kang Hu.
There was no reason to refuse.
This is because Kim Soo-kyung and his mercenary group will continue to grow in an upward curve in the future.
The Osho mercenary group, which was a fighting hostile force in the original, has also disappeared, so the pace will accelerate.
In that case, it would have been better to establish a connection with Kim Soo-kyung in some way. It is unconditionally beneficial.
‘Now, a route will be opened towards Gangwon-do as well. ‘More often than before.’
The requests that Ye-rin Lee asks are also fairly regionally distributed.
It was true that there were always few requests from Gangwon-do.
Perhaps there was some caution due to his relationship with Kim Soo-kyung’s mercenary group.
Thanks to this, scalability was created in requests. It seemed like it would be of great help in the future.
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Around that time.
“…Why are you so busy?”
The fixer who was chasing Kang Hu at the request of Shin Jun-ho, the leader of the Black Bone Corps, was wandering around the Daejeon Station area.
There were traces of Ganghu here. Quite a lot. However, the amount was too small to say that it was used as a base.
What I felt while tracking the flow of Ganghu was that the location was not easily pinpointed to one place.
Hunters usually have a base area where they operate centrally where they feel safe.
For Kang-hu, it felt like there was no such place at all. At least I stopped by Daejeon Station quite a few times.
“It smells delicious… but this guy has a lot of secrets.”
The fixer licked his lips with the tip of his tongue.
He walked slowly again and closed his eyes.
It is about communicating with traces of mana. It was also combined with spiritual power, so I started feeling it right away.
at that time.
“It’s dark.”
Not far away, I felt the appearance of a person with quite a few traces of Kang Hu.
Although it was not Kang-hoo himself, he was someone who had traces that made it clear that he was involved.
What the solver saw was a woman walking in front of Daejeon Station holding a long sword.
‘I found the link.’
The fixer smiled.
I finally found the starting point of the string connected to Ganghu. Now it’s time to speed up the chase.
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Shoot.
A night of heavy rain due to the typhoon’s northward movement.
As the weather was difficult to drive a car, Kang-hoo rested at a safe hotel provided by Kim Soo-kyung for his consideration.
There was no need to worry about safety as the hotel was directly operated by Kim Soo-kyung’s mercenary group.
I wondered if there was wiretapping or illegal filming, but upon checking, there was no separate device. It was unfortunate.
Kang-hu entered the room and filled the spacious rectangular swimming pool with hot water.
It took quite some time, but as I lay on the bed resting without thinking and waited, it went by quickly.
Soon, Kang-hu filled the pool with hot water and took a deep dive.
It was a dive so deep that my entire head was submerged.
Kanghu went all the way down to the bottom of the pool and fell into a world of immersion.
It was a perfect space to organize and refine my thoughts.
‘I have to go to the dungeon to get to level 100 as quickly as possible. The downside of being a damn mercenary is that you can’t freely enter the dungeon.’
A mercenary who does everything alone.
It looks good, but there is just one problem: there is no affiliation, so there is little connection to the dungeon.
This is because if you belong to a guild, you can easily be assigned to conquer dungeons owned by the guild.
There is no need to worry about securing licenses or targeting schedules. Everything is resolved at the guild level.
However, mercenaries have no easy way to access the dungeon other than going to the open dungeon.
‘It would be too wasteful to use Lee Hyun-seok’s chance. ‘Not yet.’
There is no easy way.
Since Lee Hyun-seok is indebted to him in relation to Min Soo-hyun’s rescue, he may be able to request a dungeon license.
However, considering the value and difficulty of the dungeon he owned, it was too much of a waste to use it now.
There are many dungeons that will be useful to challenge later when your level increases. I feel very sorry now.
‘There’s Jeon Se-hyuk too, right?’
When I thought of Lee Hyun-seok, I naturally thought of his friend Jeon Se-hyuk.
Since he is a mercenary with independent powers, he will also have several dungeons of his own.
Think briefly and act quickly.
Kang-hoo called Jeon Se-hyuk.
As if everything was going well, he answered the phone before the signal even rang.
– Yes, Shin Kang-hoo.
Along with Han Seo-yeon, he is unique in knowing his real name.
I was always called Jeong Seon-gyu, but ironically, I felt awkward when I was called by my real name.
“how are you?”
– Let’s start with the main point. I know that I am the type of person who dislikes awkward greetings or flowery language.
They say it’s perfect if you pretend.
This makes speaking easier.
If you are clear about what you are requesting from each other, there is no need to repeat it.
Kanghu started crying.
“Is there a dungeon that could be useful for clearing? You just need to be able to farm experience points. “The loot is good.”
Give up all loot.
If Jeon Se-hyuk had a dungeon left, it was an attractive offer.