Chapter 60
Chapter 60
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 60
Chapter Title: Golden Demon Knight's Declaration
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“Alright. Now that I’ve changed clothes, shall we get going?”
With a solid alibi in place, there was nothing left to hesitate about.
Yoo Seongwon, clad in golden armor, summoned Eldraen and climbed onto her back while calling for his knights. They mounted their own rides and boldly marched down the road toward Chairman Bae’s residence.
‘This is kinda embarrassing… but no choice.’
“Uwaaah! What the hell is that?”
“Golden Demon Knight!”
“Why’s that thing inside Singangnam? R-report it to Seoul Guild right now!”
“Did a monster show up or something?”
The massive gold dragon and the knights on their mounts appearing in broad daylight were more than enough to shock the people of Singangnam.
Naturally, the news and footage reached Seoul Guild, the group responsible for protecting this city as their base.
“What? A Golden Demon Knight appeared inside Singangnam? Hmm… I don’t know what’s going on, but it seems real enough.”
Seoul Guild Master Park Sun-won received the report while handling his paperwork peacefully.
He confirmed the sighting through data brought by guild members and videos on his PC.
Startled by the sudden appearance of the Golden Demon Knight, he remained calm—having crossed countless brushes with death as one of the three great guild masters—and began handling matters methodically.
“First, evacuate the civilians. Notify nearby guilds and the Ministry of National Defense! Mobilize our guys immediately and tell Kyung-hoon to assemble the Gangnam Aces for deployment.”
“Yes. And there’s another issue… Some strange demon appeared at Chairman Bae’s place. They’re requesting support there too…”
“Chairman Bae? Sigh~ What mess is this right after his son’s funeral?”
“Maybe the Scavengers related to the late Bae Young-hoon came for revenge?”
“Doubt it…”
Park Sun-won, well aware of the selfish nature of Scavengers, knew they weren’t the type to move for a comrade’s vengeance.
However, with the unprecedented Golden Demon Knight demanding his attention, he set aside those thoughts.
“Anyway, no time to check that now… Send Jong-seok’s party over. I’ll contact the Association and Ministry of National Defense to discuss countermeasures.”
“Y-yes, understood.”
‘Haa~ We’ve had incidents like this before… but this one’s bizarre.’
Even in impregnable Singangnam, accidents were never zero.
In fact, that’s why it constantly faced challenges from countless Scavengers.
Moreover, as the saying goes, internal enemies are scarier—Singangnam’s sponsors caused all sorts of headaches with their antics.
What was odd was two incidents erupting simultaneously.
‘Usually, multiple events like this stem from a single trigger…’
But he had no time to verify now.
As guild master, his plate was overflowing, so Park Sun-won sighed helplessly and contacted the Association and Ministry first.
***
That’s how I arrived at Chairman Bae’s mansion quickly on Eldraen.
I’d deliberately summoned her a bit farther away, so it took some time, but the mansion already looked like a warzone—engulfed in flames—with Gaulp perched atop a mountain of corpses to greet me.
[It was a most satisfying battle, Contractor! Heh-heh-heh.]
“You kept them alive as ordered?”
[Of course.]
“The humans underground?”
[No issues. Those prison things were fire-resistant. And the trash I was told to keep alive are still kicking.]
The scene was gruesome, but he’d carried out my instructions perfectly.
Now, all that was left was to prepare for our guests.
My plan wasn’t just about creating an alibi and fleeing.
It was to give a massive screw-you not only to Chairman Bae, who’d messed with me, but to this rotten Singangnam as well.
‘Sometimes, you gotta set a big fire.’
They’d branded me a Demon anyway, so I’d flip it on them.
I’d already spotted drones and helicopters in the sky filming us.
Using my status window’s expanded system, I confirmed the news spreading about us.
『The ‘Golden Demon Knight’ that appeared in ‘Singangnam’ has stormed Chairman Bae Jeong-su’s residence, caused havoc, piled up bodies into a mountain, and stopped moving. It seems to have taken Chairman Bae Jeong-su and his wife hostage.』
『Seoul Guild has dispatched Hunters urgently and is telling civilians to evacuate quickly. The ‘Gangnam Aces’ led by Team Leader Oh Kyung-hoon are expected to mobilize busily, so please stay calm.』
『Guild Master Park Sun-won stated, ‘We’ve always prepared for such threats,’ and moved first to coordinate operations with the Association and Ministry of National Defense.』
The reporters were so helpful with their intel, it was almost touching.
Labeling me a Demon (Ma-in) meant treating me as a potential threat.
Sure, filming me for news was one thing, but spilling every detail of Seoul Guild’s moves was laughably treasonous.
“Ah, it’s great seeing this live.”
“Captain, enemies approaching.”
“The sooner they come, the better for me.”
Trailers full of grandeur, magic stone tanks, helicopters, and more—like a full army charging in.
Ahead of the Seoul Guild-uniformed soldiers, a mismatched group in varied colors and styles stood out, but I instantly pegged them as the Gangnam Aces, Seoul Guild’s elites.
‘Seoul Guild lacks a central Constellation…’
Bound by the purpose of ‘defending Seoul,’ their Hunters had weak uniformity.
Lower guild members gained some through parties or teams, but the Gangnam Aces—pure elites—ignored such links, hence their motley gear and outfits.
[Hey! Golden Demon Knight! Can you hear me? Do you know why you’re at Chairman Bae’s residence?! You’re surrounded! Surrender peacefully!]
A flashy guy in silver armor, looking sleazy, stood at the front with a megaphone, demanding my surrender.
I knew him well enough—he was famous.
Oh Kyung-hoon. One of Seoul Guild’s two S-rank Hunters, and a rare S-rank Supporter with The Lord class.
He was key to boosting Seoul Guild’s mostly A- and B-rank forces.
‘And probably the real power behind Seoul Guild?’
Park Sun-won was the nominal master, but he delegated the tedious stuff while Oh Kyung-hoon handled external activities, media, and celebs. Leading the Gangnam Aces proved it.
‘Anyway, time to do my part.’
[Hostages won’t help. Per international law, ‘Seoul Guild’ doesn’t negotiate with terrorists. Stop your pointless resistance and release them. Golden Demon Knight!]
Sensing the moment had arrived, I steeled myself.
To execute yesterday’s polished plan, I descended the corpse mountain and slowly approached the silver-armored guy.
***
As the Golden Demon Knight descended the corpse pile and approached slowly, the gold dragon he’d ridden and his knights positioned themselves like escorts.
An immense pressure washed over Oh Kyung-hoon and the Seoul Guild members.
Having read records of him slaying an S-rank monster, they tensed for a possible ambush—then a voice rang out.
“Hah, I have no intention of negotiating with that trash either. I came solely to punish the evil rooted in this Singangnam.”
“Evil?”
“Yes. Do you know what these scum have done? Probably not. Or rather, you don’t want to. Chairman Bae Jeong-su! The one who captures innocents from outside Singangnam, locks them in his basement, destroys their humanity through torture and murder! His wife too! Utterly vile.”
Chairman Bae Jeong-su was a major sponsor of Seoul Guild and key to building Singangnam.
Replacing him was easy, but exposing him as a psycho with a basement human zoo would tank Seoul Guild’s reputation.
“You look skeptical. Then I’ll show proof. How about a tour of Chairman Bae Jeong-su’s hideous human farm in the basement?”
I knew Singangnam’s VIPs like Bae treated outsiders as ‘vermin’ or ‘human parts’ to boost their egos and vent hatred, each with twisted hobbies.
‘So that’s why he gathered people and reporters?’
The misfortune? Too many journalists filming.
And with the fight at Bae’s home, the basement evidence was right there.
If the world learned of his sick hobby, the fallout would be huge.
But that was a massive misconception.
“Puhahaha! Go ahead, try it! You fool~”
Oh Kyung-hoon burst into derisive laughter.
Exposing that alone? Pin it all on Bae, cut him loose, done.
Singangnam’s VIPs dominated media, law, and politics—true rulers of Korea.
“What era do you think this is? Think a little exposé flips the board? Even if you show it here~ no one wants Singangnam or Seoul Guild to fall. Puhahat!”
He was right.
Truth means nothing if people reject it.
Crush it with the cartel’s societal grip, and eliminate any takers as Scavengers.
“The old days without Constellations or Awakeners? Maybe. But not now. Idiot! Hahaha!”
“…No, I knew that much. This is just procedure.”
“Procedure?”
“The procedure to justify crushing you and Seoul Guild.”
People yearn despite knowing absolute control and power gaps make it impossible.
A better society, world, where evil is punished and justice prevails.
That yearning births countless stories, eternal human desire.
“I am the one you call Golden Demon Knight. Here to judge loathsome evil. I shall punish you, the black veil hiding truth and hope!”
[Perfect and profoundly excellent declaration of war. You draw ever closer to embodying chivalry. To commemorate this honorable proclamation, a reward of chivalry is granted.]
[Chivalry Reward: Skill Point +1]
Crack!
Ignoring the status window, Yoo Seongwon swung Titan’s Stake, smashing Chairman Bae’s head, then charged straight into Seoul Guild’s lines.
At the same time, relieved they were consistent trash, he swung Titan’s Stake at the Gangnam Ace blocking his path.