Chapter 110
Chapter 110
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter:
Chapter Title: Kill Each Other from Now On
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Kill each other from now on.
The day was slowly dawning.
Nearly 18 hours had passed since Kim Yongchan entered the crystal cave.
Of course, there had been zero calls from the representatives waiting at the Andong Kwon Clan.
Though about two hours still remained until the deadline, Im Eonnyeon had long since anticipated the outcome.
"Deokja..."
"Yes, sis."
"As expected, it looks like Yongchan failed."
"Yes. So it's a 'relief.'"
Yongchan apparently hadn't reached enlightenment within the promised time.
No, of course he hadn't.
Even someone showing growth at a legendary, impossible speed like him was dealing with a whole different realm when it came to enlightenment.
So when Yongchan didn't show up by the appointed hour, Im Eonnyeon and Kim Deokja actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Because everything up to this point had been part of their plan.
They'd pretended to help him attain enlightenment and sent him into the depths because an A-rank hunter could hold out in that crystal cave for at least a week.
Under that assumption, they planned to tackle the vanished Yeouido Island on their own, then rush down to the depths and rescue him.
No matter how perilous the depths, his odds of survival were far higher than on this island packed with every clan head from the world's top 10 families.
"Yongchan... he's going to be seriously pissed when he finds out we 'lied' to him, huh?"
"Probably. But hey, what can we do? He's valuable enough that we have to save him, even if it means tricking him."
Right now, Yongchan was likely trapped deep down, deluded into thinking he could awaken enlightenment in a single day.
The thought of that male hunter suffering through hell made tears prick at her eyes.
But what could they do?
If they didn't deceive him like this, he'd stick around Yeouido to the bitter end—and in the worst case, end up as Yeongno's chow.
Better to keep him stashed in the depths until the fight wrapped up.
Im Eonnyeon and Kim Deokja, holed up in Yeouido's sewers, had sent Kim Yongchan into the crystal cave before bringing along these people.
The half-dead Kwon Sora. The thoroughly cowed Clan Head Min-ah.
The surprisingly unscathed Lime and Princess Lee Miran.
As they approached, she said,
"Alright then. Just as I explained, we're kicking off the 'final operation' now."
"The final operation... isn't it just us charging in with whoever can still move?"
"Exactly. Ten minutes from now, we'll head out and force our way right up to the Supreme Lee Clan's main hall where Yeongno is."
Everyone present—excluding the unconscious Kwon Sora—already knew Kim Yongchan was out of the fight.
But not a single soul objected.
Even the summoned beast Lime simply nodded, as if to say it was the right call.
"Honestly, I hate watching my owner fight! If anyone's gonna do it, I want it to be me instead!"
"I'm with you there. Neither do we want to see Yongchan die over Seolgi."
Lee Miran, who'd stuck with Lime the whole time, clearly agreed too.
"By the way... you said 'all of us,' but isn't someone still missing?"
"Someone not here?"
"Yeah. You know... that blue-haired orphanage director from Yongchan's place..."
"Oh, you mean Director Go Malsuk."
Right then.
One person glaringly absent from the group.
The orphanage director—essentially Kim Yongchan's mother—Mrs. Go Malsuk.
Thinking of the conspicuously missing 'mother figure' filled Lee Miran with worry, so she asked about her whereabouts.
The unexpected answer came.
"She's probably sneaked into the Charlemagne Clan's underground prison by now to rescue Lee Gok."
"Wha... wh-what?! She went th-there...?"
"Yes. Like I said before, Charlemagne Clan's clan head, Clan Head Emma, nabbed Gok ahead of time."
Though Emma's temperament made it unlikely she'd hold back.
She had zero plans to honor any promise to treat him decently—it was just insurance against worst-case scenarios.
Im Eonnyeon, who'd stabbed both allies and enemies in the back, spoke like the entire chessboard was already laid out.
"Well then, let's get going."
"...!"
"Y-Yes!"
"Ooh!"
Kim Deokja had to tend to Kwon Sora, who'd passed out from pushing past her limits.
Everyone else in the Lee Seolgi rescue party finally emerged outdoors.
Along the way.
"Um... Branch Chief."
"Princess Lee Miran?"
Lee Miran quietly hailed Im Eonnyeon from the back of the pack.
"I have a little favor to ask... Do you have it with you?"
"What...?"
Whisper whisper.
Ahead of the massive clash, she wanted to unleash her full power beyond her limits.
So she murmured to Im Eonnyeon, asking about a specific item.
A snicker.
Luckily, it was something she always kept on hand for just such a possibility.
"I've got exactly one vial. Here you go."
"...! Thank you!"
Lee Miran flashed a smile at the corner of her mouth, thrilled she could now fight beyond her limits.
"Hey~."
"You came?"
"Yeah."
"Where's the promised male hunter?"
"......"
"Haa... Even a national branch chief like you plays dirty just the same."
It was now about 30 minutes shy of the deadline.
Clan Head Emma had shown up solo in front of the Supreme Lee Clan's main hall, true to her word.
Meanwhile, Im Eonnyeon had ditched the promise entirely, dragging every available fighter she had—while stashing away their prime target, the male hunter—and rolled up here.
"Plays dirty? Don't put it like that."
"...What?"
"Clan heads of the top 10 families, my ass... No matter the deal, negotiating with a monster? You gonna tell me that makes sense?!"
"!!"
That was...!
She had no comeback.
The top 10 clans—the very face of the hunter world—teaming up with monsters, humanity's sworn enemies, no matter the excuse.
If word of this got out beyond Yeouido to the whole globe, the top 10 clans system itself, handed down since antiquity, might crumble to dust.
But what now?
The milk was already spilled.
Case in point.
"We've fallen."
"Admitting it?"
"Yeah. We've even forgotten the sacred honor of duels."
"...!"
No sooner did Clan Head Emma finish than two beasts dropped down neatly to either side of her.
Clan heads from two other top 10 world families.
One: the German clan's clan head, Isabella Dietrich—rocking a maid outfit totally at odds with her station, eyes that seemed to lord over all creation.
The other: the Swiss clan's clan head, Maya Wilhelm—in a school uniform way too youthful for her years.
"...! Looks like you lot broke the deal too!"
"Sure does. Guess we're all liars now—no name-calling allowed."
"The male hunter's no-show is kinda surprising, though."
"Tell me about it~. Part of our deal was milking his semen before handing him off to Yeongno."
The two clan heads Emma had roped in dove into the fray for one reason: prime male genes.
To drain Kim Yongchan dry before Yeongno claimed his load.
His absence right off the bat, though, had their alliance cracking before blades even crossed.
But.
"Doesn't matter—we know where they've stashed him."
If he won't show, drag him out.
Besides, this was the guy who'd crashed an aerial island full of top 10 clan heads—for one measly woman.
Against him, the four up front...
"I'm a slime!"
No—three humans and one monster, all hostages.
He'd have to come crawling.
"Whatever. If you don't wanna play, scram. I'll snag male hunter Kim Yongchan solo and ship him to Yeongno."
Emma brushed them off like trash not worth the breath.
The pair bristled a bit.
"Well, still..."
"Genes that good? Can't just toss 'em to a monster."
Sunk costs to get here were massive—no backing out.
So they powered up properly to nab the four—no, three people and a monster ahead.
"P.S., which maid do we hit first?"
"I'll leave the biggest pain, Im Eonnyeon, to Clan Head Emma here. I'll take that princess."
"Sweet~. Then I—hunter clan head and all—might tussle with the monster instead of people?"
"They're coming!"
"Tch...!"
"Clan head matchups out of nowhere..."
"Doesn't matter what! Try grabbing my owner, and I'll melt you all!"
Matchups set.
"Then, if you'll excuse me."
"...!"
KABOOM!
In a flash, Clan Head Isabella Dietrich vaulted overhead Lee Miran.
Miran barely tumbled clear of the plunging strike, but the shockwave had the airborne Yeouido Island cracking clean in half.
"Th-the island's splitting...?"
"From one kick?"
"Slime! Play with me!"
"No! I only play with my owner!"