Chapter 30

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Translator: Ryuma

Chapter: 30

Chapter Title: Enforcer of Order

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Baek Sangari was the first to grasp its meaning.

However, having never personally faced anyone stronger than himself, he didn't show any signs of fear before the fight even began.

He had simply grown more cautious than before.

"Are you that bastard with the 600,000 points or whatever?"

"Does that even matter?"

"Answer me!"

"Close enough."

An unknown figure who had nearly doubled the adventure score gap with the second-place ranker.

When Kang Seol revealed his identity, Jeong Won-cheol panicked greatly, but true to form as the man who had built a guild with nothing but his silver tongue, he reflexively spat out words to wriggle out of the situation.

He was striking first before the opponent could make a move.

"Hahaha! We've been searching high and low for you, and here you are. Since you already know everything, I'll cut to the chase—how about joining us? We'll guarantee you the best treatment possible."

"The best treatment?"

Seeing Kang Seol show a glimmer of interest, Jeong Won-cheol desperately rattled on.

"People have been dropped into a world flipped overnight—a barren wasteland with no laws or rules. But isn't crisis just another word for opportunity? The era where life was decided by what you were born with is over. Now we're the ones rewriting the board!"

"...And?"

"We'll be the pioneers! We'll take in the homeless, grow our numbers, stand above them, and seize everything. Just like the discoverers of the New World!"

"Why are you the ones standing above everyone else?"

"That's... well..."

Even the silver-tongued Jeong Won-cheol hesitated for a moment.

Baek Sangari answered in his place.

"Because we have power."

"Power..."

"What those with power say becomes the law. That's the new rule of this world. Violence is power itself."

"Interesting. Do you know that there can be violence on top of violence?"

"Of course. And we'll claim the pinnacle of that violence."

Jeong Won-cheol, thinking Kang Seol's reaction was positive, tried to add more, but Kang Seol spoke first.

"But I'm not interested in that crap."

"......"

"My only question was whether you'd reflect on your actions, and I've heard your answer. So mine's decided too."

Kang Seol looked at the cowering Han Yeo-myung and Han No-eul sisters and declared,

"Everyone here dies, except these two."

"Knew it! You fucking dog! I figured you'd pull this."

"He's alone anyway! Why the fuck are you scared already?!"

"I-I don't wanna die! Why me?!"

No one showed remorse, so there was no need to throw them a lifeline.

Baek Sangari, figuring they had the numerical advantage, assumed a stance.

"Arrogant prick... You have to die here."

Just before Baek Sangari moved, Kang Seol said to Jamad and Karuna,

"Kill them all."

At that instant, Jamad and Karuna sprang forward simultaneously.

Jamad charged at Baek Sangari, while Karuna covered the group, systematically taking down the nearest enemies one by one.

Whoooosh...

Shing—

Slash!

Splurt—!

A head flew up, dyeing the floor red with blood.

Screeech—! Gah—!

The villains' limbs scattered in movements faster than any they'd ever seen.

Slash—!

"Gaaah! My arm! My aaaarm!"

"Run! Run away!"

Whoooosh—!

Crack!

Jamad hurled whatever he could grab at the fleeing foes.

To Jamad, the corpses of the dead were weapons too.

Those struck by them were pierced or broken, failing to escape.

It was hell.

The scene created in an instant by the two summons was unbelievably gruesome.

Han Yeo-myung and Han No-eul groaned.

"What... such power..."

"Monsters..."

Jeong Won-cheol was quick to judge the situation.

Ever since Kang Seol appeared, he'd sensed things were going south.

He needed something to turn the tide.

"Damn it... Baek Sangari's in trouble..."

A fight between rank 1 and 2 should be at least dragon-versus-tiger level.

Jeong Won-cheol decided to watch the clash between Baek Sangari and Jamad for an opening.

Rat-a-tat-tat!

Like a machine gun unleashing hell, a barrage of strikes poured from Baek Sangari's fists.

Jeong Won-cheol, who had seen those fists shatter steel, figured Jamad was cornered.

But.

Thud. Thud.

Baek Sangari's hands soon lost their freedom.

Jamad had seized both wrists.

"L-Let... let go!"

"You wriggle like a bug, human."

A twofold difference in adventure scores could mean tenfold or more in actual combat power.

Baek Sangari was only now feeling that truth sink into his bones.

"How... how dare you call me that!"

"Whining in weakness is for children. An adult would beg for their life."

"You..."

Rip—!

Baek Sangari's arms tore away like paper.

Bone peeked through the horrific wound.

"Gaaaaah!!!"

"You like violence? So do I."

Baek Sangari collapsed, foaming at the mouth.

He tried kicking the floor like he was swimming to flee, but he couldn't escape Jamad.

Jamad exuded the aura of a demon incarnate.

"Violence upon violence, eh? Good words. But you're not at the top of it."

"Uwaaaah... stay back!"

Violence ultimately crumbles to violence.

Jamad grabbed Baek Sangari by the throat and lifted him into the air.

"Guhk... gehk..."

His kicking legs looked just like a shark's.

Jamad glanced at them briefly before speaking.

"But what should we call that overwhelming peak of violence no one can touch—the one you mentioned? Is it violence?"

"S-Spare me..."

Jamad grinned like a devil.

"Wrong. It's order."

Crunch!

Baek Sangari's body went limp. Most in the warehouse were already dead.

The moment Baek Sangari died, Jeong Won-cheol felt the hairs on his body stand on end.

As if he were Baek Sangari himself.

"Hii... hiiik..."

Jeong Won-cheol let out a deflating whimper as he scrambled toward the secret exit in the warehouse.

Just as his hand reached for the handle, something sharp touched him.

Slash—!

His hand stayed gripped on the handle, severed at the wrist.

"Gaaaaah!"

Karuna, having finished clearing the surroundings, had blocked his escape.

"Uwaa... uwaaa... I don't wanna die..."

Step. Step.

The Han sisters and Kang Seol approached him.

Of the twenty-plus people, only they still breathed.

"Why... why just me?!"

Han Yeo-myung answered Jeong Won-cheol's furious cry.

"I told you... not to touch my little sister..."

"I-I won't! Stop now!"

"Too late... I'm gonna kill you..."

"Uwaaa, please! Pleeease! Let me live!"

Jeong Won-cheol crawled across the floor and clutched Kang Seol's pant leg.

"You think guys like me are rare in this world? Everyone's clawing to devour each other!"

"I know."

"Then! Yeah! Guys like me keep popping up! No laws, no rules! People who make rules are inevitable! I'm a victim too!"

When Kang Seol visited the information guild, he'd asked the broker why no one intervened in the money lenders' affairs.

—They need their own rules.

He looked at Jeong Won-cheol with a bitter expression. His golden eyes took in the man's desperate end.

"Rules will keep emerging."

"R-Right!"

"But that doesn't matter."

"What?"

Kang Seol said it like a vow.

"Let them make their shitty rules as they please. I'll smash them until I like them."

"You crazy bastard... You're just like us in the end! Doing whatever the fuck you want! You're a monster too!"

"Monster... Maybe."

Kang Seol nodded to Han Yeo-myung.

A gesture saying she'd helped this far—finish it herself. Kang Seol turned and walked away.

Han Yeo-myung stepped forward in his place and replied to Jeong Won-cheol.

"That man's a monster? ...Wrong."

Kang Seol had nodded to her.

Understanding, Han Yeo-myung drew her sword and thrust it into Jeong Won-cheol's chest.

"Huuuuh..."

Then, with rage-filled yet conviction-laden voice, she said,

"It's order."

The viewers, seeing Kang Seol step in to resolve ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠the issue, sent cheers mixed with sponsorships.

The incident wasn't just a hot topic among viewers that day.

It rippled through the adventurers based in Kongori too.

The immediate reactions came from the association's anonymous community.

Kang Seol, who had brought stability and order to Kongori, was no longer there.

Once he judged the Han sisters safe, he left the city.

And he left one message for Han Yeo-myung among them.

"Next time, I'll call for you."

"Pardon? M-Me? Of course I'd come if called, but how could I be of any help..."

"It'll happen. Anyway, glad you're safe."

He'd connected with Han Yeo-myung via community, so word would reach her anywhere.

'Once Ghost Hand fully blooms, we'll meet.'

He could collect the price for his aid then.

Kang Seol headed for Nobira as planned.

On the third day exactly, he arrived at the ruined city of Nobira adjacent to the Great Forest.

And the die rolled.

Roll roll roll...

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