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Chapter 76
Chapter 76
Chapter 76
[Translator – Night]
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Chapter 76: Karma (5)
Gangnam’s Strongest Sword, Jeong Hyunsik 04.
That name wasn’t just known in Gangnam, but anyone living in Seoul would have heard it at least once.
He was not only the representative of Gangnam’s Strongest Sword, but also because he had unified most of Seoul’s Strongest Swords before that.
Therefore, even if you didn’t know Jeong Hyunsik’s face, it was normal to have some reaction if you heard that name.
Especially if you were the one who messed with Jeong Hyunsik’s son.
“Do you really not know Jeong Hyunsik?”
As Jangho asked again, he sensed that the other person was a country bumpkin who knew nothing about the situation in Seoul.
If he didn’t know, he must have come from the countryside and had come to Seoul after gaining some strength.
In fact, it was quite common for all sorts of people to flock to Seoul.
The only problem was that this time the country bumpkin’s skills were at a level that could be reckoned with even in Seoul.
“…..”
Jangho’s gaze fell on the scattered pieces of corpses around him.
‘Damn it. What the hell happens now?’
Confusion set in.
This outsider was definitely different this time.
Perhaps he was thinking he might be able to match most of Seoul’s Strongest Swords.
But can he really compare to Gangnam Strongest Sword?
‘It’s ridiculous.’
Jangho quickly regained his composure.
Then, according to etiquette, he stood beside Jeong Gyusang, the eldest son of Gangnam Strongest Sword.
Clap!
“Let’s… let’s stop here. If you keep going, you’ll make enemies of all of Seoul. We’ll quietly step back……”
As Jangho spoke like this and glanced at Jeong Gyusang, the latter also nodded his head.
He knew well that he couldn’t do anything to the outsider right now.
But the position of Yeongwoo, who held the sword, was completely different from that of the two Seoulites.
“I don’t care whose son he is. Anyway, he tried to kill me. If I were weak, I would actually be dead.”
As Yeongwoo’s eyes flashed with his words, Jeong Gyusang, who had been silent until now, gritted his teeth and bowed his head.
“Damn it… I’m sorry about that. But there’s no need to escalate things further, right? As you heard, my father is Gangnam’s Strongest Sword. If you kill me, you won’t get away unharmed either.”
“…..”
At this, Yeongwoo dryly looked around and said.
“How can you know who the culprit is when there are only two witnesses?”
“….!”
The expression of Kwon Taeyoung, a current police officer who was listening to Yeongwoo’s words, became very subtle.
Nevertheless, the proceedings continued regardless.
“And even if your father finds out, there’s nothing we can do. Scumbags like you deserve to die. I’ll take care of the aftermath, so don’t worry.”
As if it were the final verdict, Jangho was the first to leap at Yeongwoo’s words.
Behind Jeong Gyusang, which means in the direction away from the outsider.
It was a calculation to use Gyusang, who was the prime target of the opponent, as a shield to buy time to escape.
Thud!
“Hey, you bastard!”
Seeing his only ally fleeing, Jeong Gyusang shouted in terror, but Jangho’s figure continued to move away.
On the other hand.
“He wouldn’t have helped you anyway.”
Now, Yeongwoo, who seemed like a lunatic serial killer to Gyusang’s eyes, was one step closer.
“What do you want, anyway? There’s nothing you gain by killing me.”
As Gyusang, sensing his imminent demise, asked imploringly, Yeongwoo retorted.
“What about you?”
“What?”
“Why did you swing the Sword recklessly? I didn’t do anything to deserve death from you.”
“W-well……”
Seeing Gyusang momentarily speechless, Yeongwoo poured out his words as if pouring cement on his head.
“You must have tried to kill several people like me before. There were probably many before, and there will be many more in the future.”
Having said this much, Yeongwoo shifted his gaze to the south, which was Gyusang’s original destination.
“So, if I kill you now, it’s not much different from saving countless lives, isn’t it?”
“…..!”
“Of course, I’m not killing you with such noble intentions. I just don’t think scum like you should live any longer. Consider it your destiny.”
Listening to this, Gyusang felt like the world was turning dark before his eyes.
This guy was truly a ruthless lunatic.
Or maybe he had no idea how powerful Strongest Sword truly was.
“You son of a bitch! If you kill me, you’ll definitely…!”
As Gyusang’s reasoning gave way to curses once again, Yeongwoo’s shoulder seemed to twitch, and then a sharp trajectory cut through the air.
Swish!
In the blink of an eye, he struck Gyusang’s neck.
“Huh?”
Gyusang could only let out a feeble sound before falling silent.
Then.
Thud.
The body with only the head left slammed onto the ground one after another.
“Oh my God.”
Taeyoung blocked his mouth briefly to summarize the whole situation tersely.
He looked around the gruesome scene with eyes filled with disbelief.
Fourteen murders that happened in an instant.
And one of the victims was none other than the son of Gangnam’s Strongest Sword, who could be considered a pillar of Seoul.
Even if Jeong Yeongwoo does indeed kill all the witnesses as he said, will this incident not affect future developments?
[Translator – Night]
[Proofreader – Gun]
“If they find out that the son went out of Seoul and didn’t return… Gangnam’s Strongest Sword wouldn’t just sit idly by. Since they can’t identify the suspect, they might just kill all the outsiders recklessly. Parents who lose their children tend to turn cold.”
Taeyoung was genuinely worried.
He had expected to face great difficulties in Seoul, but this was too big of an accident.
No matter how strong Yeongwoo was, he wouldn’t be able to fight against Gangnam Strongest Sword, recognized even in Seoul.
Moreover, even people unrelated to this incident might suffer.
“You’re right. Just because he doesn’t know who the murderer is doesn’t mean he will just sit still.”
Yeongwoo nodded at Taeyoung’s concerns.
Then he shifted his gaze back to the direction of Seoul.
“In that case… he has no choice but to find out who killed his son. Then, at least, he won’t take it out on the wrong people.”
“Yes…?”
This time, both Jongsu and Taeyoung were speechless at the unexpected and unreasonable option.
Wasn’t that practically suicide?
Jongsu’s unspoken words about suicide were omitted.
Of course, Yeongwoo knew well that it would be difficult for him to win against Gangnam Strongest Sword in a direct confrontation.
Even Jin, the Strongest Sword of Gyeongbuk, whom he met this morning, couldn’t overwhelm him.
[TL/N: I don’t know why this is here, maybe the strongest sword he killed in the mornning was named jin? It wasn’t revealed before tbh.]
So.
“I won’t necessarily go find him myself. But I’ll make sure he can’t wander around freely.”
“What do you mean…?”
Taeyoung, pondering over Yeongwoo’s words, suddenly realized.
“Oh.”
It meant that the man who fled after abandoning the son of Strongest Sword was still alive.
As the only survivor of this incident, that man knew Yeongwoo’s face and had some idea of his level of skill.
And since he would naturally assume that Yeongwoo was chasing him, he would surely go straight to Gangnam Strongest Sword.
In other words, if Yeongwoo’s existence were revealed, the wrath of Strongest Sword, who lost his child, would at least be contained to some extent.
“In any case, we’ll eventually end up fighting against Gangnam Strongest Sword.”
Taeyoung admitted this with a darkened face, acknowledging that there was no alternative.
If Yeongwoo didn’t reveal himself, there was a very high probability that a huge bloodbath would occur.
“If luck is on our side, we might meet the first mutant in Seoul. And if that happens…”
Yeongwoo’s gaze shifted to the quest board on one side.
[Dogo] “Strong Tiger’s Early Appearance”
[Mission] Engage in 0/2 duels with targets with a total ability score of 3,000 or higher.
[Reward] 5 million karma
[Special] You must disclose the fact of Dogo’s support in this duel.
“If that happens, we might have a slight chance.”
Yeongwoo intended to complete the mission in Seoul as soon as possible.
Since he had already fought once against a target with a total power of over 3,000 points in the morning, he only needed to fight one more time.
And the target would be…
‘It doesn’t necessarily have to be a human. In my opinion, this quest can be completed even against a mutant.’
The basis for this inference was the quest description itself.
[Mission] Duel with a target with a total power of over 3,000 points, 1/2 times.
It didn’t say “a human” but “a target.”
‘’Target’ is a very inclusive term.’
Ironically, even the mutants also had “power.”
Their ability to sense the Golden Flash during fights was evidence of that.
“Brother, then shouldn’t we avoid directly entering Gangnam from here?”
Listening to Yeongwoo’s words, Jongsu looked at the road leading north and spoke.
If it’s Gangnam’s Strongest Sword, they would naturally welcome the mutants in their jurisdiction of Gangnam-gu, so they should avoid that area.
Taeyoung agreed.
“Even if we change direction now, we should be able to reach Seocho or Gwanak.”
The current time was 11:41 AM.
If the pattern continued, the mutant would appear at 1:00 PM.
In other words, they had about an hour of spare time for movement.
Yeongwoo also pondered while looking at his watch.
“Since mutants fall in each district of Seoul, the Strongest Sword will be waiting in whichever area I go.”
And there was a very high probability that he would end up in conflict with that Strongest Sword.
To maintain his position, that Strongest Sword would need to continue accumulating karma.
“Gangnam is the priority to avoid… So, the places we can go to right away are Seocho or Gwanak, as suggested by the officer.”
Although he didn’t want to make judgments about the areas as an outsider, Gwanak-gu seemed more feasible than Seocho.
Before the world recognized it, wasn’t Seocho adjacent to the district of Gangnam’s Strongest Sword, which is currently known to be the strongest in Seoul?
So, if there was a Strongest Sword in Seocho, there was a high probability that they wouldn’t be greatly inferior in a fight against Gangnam Strongest Sword.
On the other hand, Gwanak-gu was not as favored compared to other areas in Gangnam even in the previous world, and it was quite far from the jurisdiction of Gangnam’s Strongest Sword.
The only noteworthy feature that came to mind about Gwanak-gu was that it had Seoul National University.
But what good would that do in this reset world?
Yeongwoo soon made his decision.
“Let’s go to Gwanak. We’ll catch the mutant there and decide our next move.”
[Translator – Night]
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