Chapter 137
Chapter 137
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 137
Chapter Title: Camilla?
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"Camilla?"
The woman in the red dress, Kali, widened her eyes in surprise at the words of the bartender, who appeared to be in his mid-fifties.
Camilla.
The executioner raised by the Ashen Church.
She was currently working as a mercenary in the Middle East and was a superhuman with a peculiar unique ability.
Moreover, in the Middle East rife with civil wars, she was feared by all as the Witch of Fresh Blood.
Even within the Ashen Church, they regarded her with unease.
All because of her unique S-grade trait.
"Is it really okay to call her?"
The middle-aged gentleman Perzen, who led Ars Almadel—the assassination organization of the Ashen Church—spoke to the bartender before him with a worried expression.
"We have no choice. We've suffered significant losses because of that man. It's time to clean things up."
The bartender—no, Alexander, the overall commander and leader who oversaw all organizations under the Ashen Church—maintained a calm expression.
But then he added words that chilled Kali and Perzen's hearts.
"Before He grows angry."
"……!"
At those words, Kali and Perzen flinched and trembled.
The being worshipped as a god by the Ashen Church.
Getia.
He had yet to pay attention to their affairs.
But if their plans continued to fail, even they—as executives of the Ashen Church—wouldn't be able to keep their lives.
"We have to call that crazy bitch……."
Kali wore a troubled expression.
Camilla was one of the strongest superhumans in the Ashen Church, countable on one hand, but the problem was her madness for blood.
She got excited at the sight of blood and often rampaged out of control.
Moreover, summoning her to their location would cause chaos.
Because,
"We will eliminate Black Tortoise Hall Leader Shin Yu-hyun of the Heaven-Splitting Sword Clan."
Their goal was none other than the assassination of Shin Yu-hyun.
The next morning, in the office.
Shin Yu-hyun planned to arrange a meeting with Namdu Group's Chairman Nam Hyun-cheol through Nam Yeon-ah.
'Since we cleared the 5-star raid dungeon, it's time to secure that advance investment as promised.'
Currently, Black Tortoise Hall was bustling chaotically.
They had to build the newly recruited Golden Arrow Guild's building and Nam Yeon-ah's research lab.
'And negotiations too.'
Namdu Group was involved in various businesses centered around artifacts.
One of them was construction.
A construction firm from Namdu Group would be more reliable than others and somewhat cheaper.
But first, they needed to negotiate with Namdu Group's construction company.
'So far, things are going according to plan.'
Shin Yu-hyun tapped his desk, lost in thought.
After realizing he'd returned to the past, he'd made various preparations to counter Getia.
There had been twists and turns, but the plans were progressing smoothly.
Achieving feats unimaginable in his previous life.
He could now handle mana and had already reached 4-star superhuman level.
'Thanks to becoming the Immortal King's successor.'
Shin Yu-hyun smiled inwardly.
With relentless effort and the Immortal King's authority, he'd grown stronger.
Thanks to that, while he'd been a figurehead Hall Leader of the once-nominal Black Tortoise Hall in his previous life, now it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a real powerholder.
The way people in Black Tortoise Hall looked at him had changed dramatically.
And currently, he was gathering capable talents and developing Black Tortoise Hall.
'Still not enough.'
Black Tortoise Hall's growth was just beginning.
Compared to the sword halls of other clans, its scale was still small.
But that was only a matter of time.
Soon, Black Tortoise Hall would grow to rival the other halls.
To achieve that, there was work to be done.
'Need to gather more talent.'
Shin Yu-hyun smiled inwardly.
The spoils from conquering the 5-star raid dungeon Monolith weren't just equipment or the 5-star raid boss Living Powered Armor.
He'd acquired one highly potential talented individual. Choi Jin-seong, the 4-star superhuman formerly of Wind Forest Volcano Guild.
'It'll be quite the sight.'
After bringing Choi Jin-seong back to the clan, Shin Yu-hyun sent him to Golden Arrow Guild.
Golden Arrow Guild consisted of superhumans who mainly used bows.
So, Choi Jin-seong, who used guns, would be a novelty.
No one had used guns as weapons until now.
But with Choi Jin-seong's unique trait, Gunner of Magic Bullets, he could use guns as weapons.
No, guns were a must for him.
If he used any other weapon, even shooting a magic beast right in front of him would miss.
'Alright then.'
After organizing his thoughts briefly, Shin Yu-hyun pulled out his smartphone to call Nam Yeon-ah.
Knock knock.
"Master. Do you have time?"
At that moment, there was a knock on the office door, followed by Shuv's voice.
"Come in."
Click.
The office door opened at Shin Yu-hyun's words, and Shuv entered.
"Master~"
Kyuu!
Woof woof!
Along with her came Dia with Kkamangi on her head and the white-furred wolf Boksuri.
'They're always together.'
Shin Yu-hyun looked fondly at Dia, Kkamangi, and Boksuri.
Boksuri, wracked with guilt for failing to protect the children in the Iron Armored Unit's lab, now stuck almost always with Dia.
And it had shrunk to the size of a medium dog.
As a spirit beast, it could freely control its body size.
Slap!
Dia, bounding into the office, hugged Shin Yu-hyun's waist and rubbed her face against him.
"I missed you~"
"We saw each other yesterday."
"Still~"
Shin Yu-hyun couldn't help but smile warmly at Dia's coquettish gaze, her cat ears perked up as she looked up at him.
He offered her the chocolate on his office desk.
"Wow! Godiva chocolate balls!"
Dia's eyes sparkled as she popped the chocolate ball Shin Yu-hyun gave her into her mouth.
Her cheeks puffed out like a squirrel stuffed with acorns, and she wore a blissful expression.
Whine!
Then, Boksuri beside her let out a pitiful whine.
It seemed Boksuri wanted some chocolate too.
"Want some too, Boksuri?"
Dia held out a Godiva chocolate ball toward Boksuri.
Shin Yu-hyun stopped her.
"Boksuri can't have any."
"Eh? Dogs can't eat chocolate~?"
Dia looked up at Shin Yu-hyun with the expression of a pigeon shot down.
Shaking his head at her, Shin Yu-hyun said,
"It's a dog."
Awooooo!
Boksuri let out a protesting wolf howl.
"Oh, right, it's a wolf. But can wolves eat it?"
Shin Yu-hyun tilted his head.
Swoosh!
In that instant, a tentacle sliced through the air with a sharp whoosh, sweeping away the chocolate ball from Dia's palm.
Kkamangi, perched on Dia's head, had snatched the chocolate ball with its tentacle and absorbed it.
Kyuwoong.
Kkamangi melted with a dissolving sound, slumping atop Dia's head.
It had melted from the sweetness of the chocolate ball.
'Is this the look of glaring with your eyes?'
Shin Yu-hyun watched Boksuri in amazement. Boksuri was blinking at Kkamangi with a look of utter exasperation.
At that moment,
Snap.
Boksuri opened its maw toward Kkamangi.
Kieeeeng!
And from Boksuri's mouth flowed the blue light of Frost Nova Breath?
"No, Boksuri."
Right then, Dia grabbed Boksuri's neck tightly.
Yelp!
The Frost Nova Breath dissipated.
Seizing the moment, Dia tossed a few chocolate balls into Boksuri's mouth.
Crunch! Munch munch.
Awoooo~
Tasting the sweetness of the chocolate balls in its mouth, Boksuri's face slackened just like Kkamangi's.
'Sweetness is the best, after all.'
Watching the adorable antics of Kkamangi, Boksuri, and Dia, Shin Yu-hyun nodded with a satisfied smile.
As the brief storm passed, Shin Yu-hyun turned to Shuv.
"So, what's up?"
At his question, Shuv opened her mouth with a gentle smile.
"Now we can open the dimensional gate to the temple where Ruber is."
In Black Tortoise Hall's underground training ground.
Shin Yu-hyun was preparing to head out to acquire the third of the Seven Arcs, Ruber—the Executioner of Green Star Citadel and Princess of the True Ancestor.
"We can't go with you."
"I know."
Shin Yu-hyun nodded.
When he'd gone to the Temple of Lust to get Shuv, Dia had told him he couldn't bring summons.
"Well……."
But Shuv looked at him with a subtle expression.
"The conditions differ slightly for each of our temples. Mine indeed prohibits using summons."
"What?"
Shin Yu-hyun made a dumbfounded face.
The temples sealing the Seven Arcs each had different conditions?
"Each temple where we're sealed has different trials," Shuv said with a wry smile.
Indeed, the trial in Shuv's temple had been lust.
Beautiful women had tempted him seductively, and at the end, even a pretty boy named Nyarl, a chaos doppelganger, had tried to seduce him.
"Same for this one?"
"Yes."
Shuv nodded with a smile.
"Then, can we use summons in Ruber's temple?"
"Yes. But Shuv and I can't go."
"Why?"
"The Seven Arcs promised not to interfere with each other. We basically dislike meddling in one another's affairs……."
Shuv gave an awkward smile. It seemed the Seven Arcs kept a close watch on each other.
"I see."
Shin Yu-hyun nodded in understanding.
Then Shuv drew close to his side.
A sweet, pleasant fragrance wafted from her.
Leaning into his ear, she whispered secretively in a soft voice.
"If you bring her back, you'd better brace yourself. You might not be able to hold back anymore."
With that, Shuv kissed his neck.
Shin Yu-hyun was slightly startled inwardly by her action.
It was the first time Shuv had been this forward.
And the reason was probably Ruber.
She'd said he might not hold back if he brought Ruber.
"What's Ruber's trial? Is it dangerous?"
"You'll find out when you get there."
Shuv retreated with a meaningful smile at his question.
But her earlier action was clearly related to Ruber's trial.
"Then I'll prepare the dimensional gate."
Shuv smiled softly at Shin Yu-hyun and began preparations to open the gate to Ruber's temple.
Shin Yu-hyun also checked his supplies one last time for the trip to Ruber's temple.
'Only 8 Soul Points left.'
Checking his Soul Points, Shin Yu-hyun gave a wry smile.
He'd already used 1,000 Soul Points.
'Thanks to that, I could assign Archer No.1 and Lancer No.1 as Janissaries.'
As a result, Archer No.1 equipped with the Frost Bow and Lancer No.1 with the Curse Poison Javelin had changed to a new class.
They'd become far stronger than the other skeleton soldiers.
'And that's not all.'
Shin Yu-hyun smiled inwardly.
Not only had he advanced Archer No.1 and Lancer No.1, but from the random treasure chest obtained after defeating the 5-star unique boss Death Stalker, he'd gotten something useful.
'Soon I can visit the Twilight Blacksmith.'
The identity of the item from the random treasure chest was…….