Chapter 65
Chapter 65
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 65
Chapter Title: Doubts in the 7th Raid Team
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Clang! Clang!
The sound of metal rang out.
“Hah! Hup!”
“What’s with that speed?”
“Shut up!”
“Kee-hee.”
The Sanctuary players had gathered in the training grounds, clashing swords.
More precisely, it was the 7th Raid Team.
“Phew!”
Even before, the Sanctuary guild members’ training intensity had a reputation as the best in Korea, but lately, they were downright obsessed with it.
If they weren’t out tackling gates domestically or internationally, even on holidays, more and more were voluntarily showing up at the training grounds.
“Let’s go again.”
“Sure, why not.”
The Black Gate, the worldwide gate break incident.
And.
Clang!
The press conference that was like Go Yohan’s declaration.
Kaaang!
Countless government agencies and guilds had supported Go Yohan, proving his words true, yet there were still many who didn’t believe.
But the Sanctuary players who staked their lives on the front lines.
Kaaang!
Knew better than anyone, with every fiber of their being, that Go Yohan’s words were fact.
“Whew.”
Once a sparring session ended, the players wiped their sweat and caught their breath.
“Did you level up?”
“Why?”
“Your speed seems a bit faster.”
A face full of pride.
Clang!
On one side, other raid team members were clashing swords again.
“You’re working hard these days.”
“You think it’s just me? Everyone is. All of them…”
Yeo Jin-hwi, a member of the 7th Raid Team, spoke up.
“Ever since Go Yohan’s declaration, it’s been chaos.”
Go Yohan—that name alone made those training slowly lower their swords.
“Well, it’s true, isn’t it.”
“We haven’t seen demons or demon beasts ourselves, but just the chain gate breaks alone show it’s no ordinary matter, right?”
During the Black Gate incident, the Sanctuary raid teams deployed were the 1st, 3rd, and 4th.
The rest had already left for other gate raids or received standby orders to prepare for contingencies at the guild house.
“Go Yohan…”
And those who had gone to the Black Gate that day came back completely changed.
They were already top-tier raid teams, the strongest of humans, yet now they threw themselves into gate raids and training like madmen.
Moreover, whenever he ran into them occasionally.
‘Training feels good. Sanctuary’s name… might not mean much after all.’
Some spoke like defeated men.
‘…….’
Others lost the ability to speak.
‘We should be grateful we’re in Sanctuary Guild. He said he has no connection to divinity, but he’s still blood-related, right? As long as he’s here, Sanctuary…!’
And some even showed near-maniacal fervor.
He could feel it, but he couldn’t understand it.
“…I don’t like Go Yohan.”
Yeo Jin-hwi’s sudden words.
“Hey.”
“What, we’re not some North Korean army where we can’t even speak our minds?”
“Yeo Jin-hwi. That mouth of yours…”
The 7th Raid Team was the same.
A few among them reacted fanatically just to the name Go Yohan.
“Why not?”
“I admit he’s got incredible skills, and even we, Sanctuary guild members ranked number one in Korea, didn’t know about it.”
There was clear evidence right in front of their eyes, and he had no intention of dismissing it as some conspiracy theory.
“But he’s Sanctuary blood. No relation to divinity? It’s like he’s saying the likes of us are nothing.”
“…….”
“That power, that information—could he have it if he wasn’t Sanctuary?”
“Yeo Jin-hwi!”
“Whatever, you shouldn’t say that. They say he was just a punk delinquent up until middle school.”
Yeo Jin-hwi stood up, continuing.
“And demons this, demon beasts that—fine, whatever. But thinking we’re just idiots who can’t do a damn thing…”
That was when it happened.
“……?”
Yeo Jin-hwi realized the atmosphere had turned strange before he knew it.
It always got like this whenever Go Yohan’s name came up, twisting his face even more.
“You guys, seriously.”
“It’s not that…”
The raid team member talking with Yeo Jin-hwi nodded toward his back.
When he turned around.
‘Fuck.’
Yeo Jin-hwi cursed inwardly.
“Everything you said is wrong.”
There stood Go Yohan, with silver-white hair and sky-blue eyes.
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Jeong Ho-gun, who was escorting Go Yohan, expressed his concern.
When Go Yohan asked to open the training grounds, he brought him to the 7th Raid Team’s area.
The other raid teams, crazy busy with raids, had already left.
He thought there wouldn’t be any issues.
But.
‘How the hell did he do it?’
The Sanctuary raid team members, composed of top-class experts, had senses sharp as could be.
They could detect even the flutter of a tiny fly, and they were loaded with all sorts of items to block even trained assassins from hiding their presence.
Yet no one noticed Go Yohan entering the training grounds.
“Ah…”
Where did he hear it from?
From the beginning.
Go Yohan had been in the training grounds for over 20 minutes already.
“…Sorry…”
Yeo Jin-hwi tried to apologize right away.
It wasn’t just because Go Yohan was Sanctuary blood.
No matter what, badmouthing behind someone’s back when they weren’t there was wrong.
“Sanctuary has no relation whatsoever.”
“……?”
“To the power I have, or to demons or whatever.”
“…….”
Yeo Jin-hwi looked up at Go Yohan.
“I apologize for eavesdropping. It wasn’t intentional. I just…”
Go Yohan scanned the surroundings.
“Wanted to see how many of you would notice me.”
Come to think of it.
‘I didn’t notice.’
Those who had been silent in shock at Go Yohan’s unexpected appearance began to murmur.
Just as Go Yohan said.
If he’d heard the whole story from Yeo Jin-hwi, it meant he’d been in the training grounds for quite a while, yet hardly anyone had noticed.
“That’s…”
They said Go Yohan was an incredible powerhouse who stood out alone in the Black Gate.
If someone like that decided to hide his presence, wouldn’t it be hard to detect?
“Demons’ strength generally varies by the number of horns.”
Go Yohan said as he walked past Yeo Jin-hwi.
“You might say it differs because of the class I have as a player. I didn’t use assassin skills or anything related to stealth.”
Go Yohan continued.
“Just.”
For a moment, Go Yohan’s figure seemed to blur.
He was clearly right there in front of them.
“……!”
But tracking that presence was difficult.
“Two-horned demons. I merely manipulated my mana to the level where demons with two horns could do it.”
“Mana… manipulation?”
“Can Sanctuary really fight demons? Do you truly believe that?”
Go Yohan turned back to face Yeo Jin-hwi.
Clearly.
“…….”
He needed to say something, but his mouth wouldn’t move.
“…I’m sorry.”
“No. It was good to see pride in Sanctuary. However.”
Go Yohan’s eyes narrowed.
“When that confidence turns to arrogance. I just thought of those who will end up dying.”
Grip.
Even after those words, as Yeo Jin-hwi clenched his fist, seemingly unpersuaded.
“Why’d you come here to crush the kids’ spirits?”
A new voice.
Go Yohan smiled, curling his lips as if he’d known already.
“Long time no see.”
“You’re still as rude as ever, huh?”
The words were rough, but the tone wasn’t.
“Hey, you little punk.”
The tone overflowed with fondness.
“Captain of the 7th Raid Team.”
“Call me aunt. You’re not even guild staff.”
Han Su-ah, captain of Sanctuary’s 7th Raid Team and Shin Su-kyung’s close friend.
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“I rushed over from home when I heard you were at the guild.”
Han Su-ah, captain of the 7th Raid Team.
She was one of Sanctuary’s founding members, so to speak.
She’d been friends with Shin Su-kyung even before she married Go Jae-han.
‘Do you know how much your mom resents me?’
Go Yohan’s name.
‘For recommending the name Yohan.’
And the one who recommended it was Han Su-ah.
She’d been in and out of his home since he was little, so they knew each other well.
“How have you been?”
“Thanks to you. So, what brings you here all of a sudden? How’s that fool Lee Jae-kyung doing?”
She was friends with Shin Su-kyung, but Han Su-ah was actually much younger.
Early fifties.
But her face alone could pass for thirties.
With her flashy makeup and fashion, even early thirties would be believable.
“Yeah, she’s doing well.”
“Anyway.”
She still went to clubs occasionally, he’d heard.
When Go Yohan said he was going to Sanctuary.
—Sua sis… don’t talk about me if you meet her.
Lee Jae-kyung had recoiled at the thought.
And yet here they were, meeting like this.
Of course, it wasn’t coincidence.
Contrary to Han Su-ah’s claim of coming from home, Go Yohan had sensed her presence the moment he entered the guild.
“Why’re you killing my kids’ vibe?”
“It’s the truth.”
Han Su-ah frowned at Go Yohan’s words.
“You think I don’t know that?”
Unlike Shin Su-kyung, she was straightforward.
“What I mean is.”
Even Han Su-ah smiled.
As 7th Raid Team captain, she was a Sanctuary director and executive.
She already knew the truth behind the Black Gate incident and had grasped some of the truth about Go Yohan.
“Don’t just talk. Show it, kid.”
Go Yohan laughed at that.
“Humans don’t believe what they can’t see.”
And she was someone who matched him well in some ways.
—Faith isn’t something you force.
It aligned with Go Yohan’s beliefs.
“If you want to say something, prove it.”
“Wasn’t that enough?”
“Nope. You’re a player, right?”
Swoosh.
Han Su-ah had already drawn a thin sword from her inventory, gripping it.
“Show it with strength.”
“Captain!”
“You all wanted this, didn’t you? I know you guys. ‘Go Yohan this, how dare he disrespect Sanctuary, bloodline isn’t everything’—you talk like that a lot, right?”
“T-That’s…”
The raid team members hesitated.
“Well, that’s understandable, but still…”
Han Su-ah’s eyes changed.
“Nothing our little punk said is wrong. Pride can’t become arrogance. Or the comrades fighting beside you could end up dying.”
So.
“See, I was curious too. Whether our punk is the real deal. What’re you waiting for?”
With that, Han Su-ah looked at Go Yohan.
“Pick up your weapon?”
Heh.