Chapter 69
Chapter 69
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>Translator: penny
>Chapter: 69
>Chapter Title: A Sudden Post
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Chapter 69
>69.
A post that had popped up out of nowhere.
It was the kind of title that would draw the most attention in the current situation, but the content was even more explosive.
[Guys, I think I just saw Kaiser?]
>[Author: FactOnlyYo]
>-This is the Fetid Rock Forest, but I swear I saw Kaiser here. Did you guys succeed in recruiting him? Weren't you guys stalling? Why's he hunting here?
In just a few minutes, dozens of comments piled up.
The reactions in the comments were all pretty much the same.
-Scouts can't even find him, what'd you see lololol
>-Ugh, where are the aggro pullers when you need 'em.
>-This is exactly the kinda bait we shouldn't feed, but fr, couldn't not click this time;;
>-He hasn't even joined Brion yet, what Fetid Rock Forest lololol aggro much? Put some effort into it.
>-Piss off, you pathetic loser. Go die. Why you gotta do this.
>-Lameass can't even live up to his nick.
Scouts were camped out at the Brion entrance, and he was supposed to sneak through that crowd to hunt in the field?
It was utterly ridiculous.
Thanks to that, the poster got bombarded with insults and family disses before peacing out, and people quickly forgot about him.
Or at least, they tried to.
-What? I'm in Fetid Rock Forest too and that really looks like Kaiser?
>-Honestly, unverified info but... if that's not Kaiser, it doesn't make sense.
>-Timing's perfect too... Sigh, what? Did I see a ghost? Nah...
>-Don't just flame the poster right away. Think about it seriously. There are multiple witnesses.
Until comments like that started appearing.
When even people who should've joined in flaming started defending him, netizens couldn't help but get confused.
It just felt too sincere to ignore.
-Kaiser's actually hunting there?
>-That make sense?
>-Obvious troll. What god could sneak through that and hunt?
That's when the nail in the coffin hit the half-believers.
[No, you idiots. It really is Kaiser.]
>[Author: FactOnlyYo]
>-Frustrating af. Don't believe me? Come to Fetid Rock Forest yourself.
>-Some crazy bastard's massacring orcs solo here.
>-His weapons keep changing, and one shoulder bash sends orcs flying?
>-If that's not Kaiser, it straight up doesn't make sense.
>-Posting mosaiced gif cuz don't wanna get sued for portrait rights. (Attached photo), (Gif of a man killing an orc atop a mountain of orc corpses)
>P.S. I screenshotted all you motherfuckers who insulted my parents. See you at the station, you dogshit bastards.
The author, who everyone thought had ragequit after the flaming, came back with evidence.
A field piled high with orc corpses.
And a lone man hunting atop it.
After seeing the clear evidence, netizens had no choice but to believe.
-...For real?
>-Wtf? Why's Kaiser there?
>-But is that really Kaiser? Mosaic's too thick to tell.
>-What makes sense if it's not Kaiser?
>-Maybe this time it's a photoshop?
>-I'm kinda an expert in this, zoomed max and checked. Clean as hell. Not edited.
Even self-proclaimed experts did secondary checks and confirmed it was real.
Why was this guy—who wasn't even supposed to have entered Brion yet—there?
No, how?
-Not like he's Hong Gil-dong or something. Makes no sense.
>-At this point, maybe he's not even human.
>-Turns out he was actually from HogXwarts lololol late start cuz graduating school was the real academia lunch.
>-Sorry, Thooniya; you lived up to your nick after all.
In a situation that would make even magician Choi Hyun-ho cry magic tears, netizens were bewildered, but Kaiser's intent had been clearly communicated.
-So this means no interest in joining a guild? Just straight-up ignoring without even saying it outright.
>-Wow... Cool or crazy, can't tell.
>-Where'd those guys go who said he wouldn't pull that guild aggro stunt? Explain.
>-Yeah I'm one of 'em, but just accept that Kaiser did Kaiser things.
>-Fair, he always hated guilds. Even a toothless tiger's still a tiger, huh.
That's when it happened.
One user casually raised a question.
-So what? What were the scouts doing, just waiting around forever for Kaiser?
>-What else...
And everyone gave the same answer to that question.
-Just spinning their wheels like idiots.
Netizens nodded as they pictured the Top 100 Guilds turned into dogs staring up at a chicken on the roof.
-More popcorn. Quick.
>-Sfb this is real lololol his future moves are gonna be insane, fr.
>-We'll see in this Brion run.
>-Nah, too many rivals now. 1st place might be tough. Current 1st is overwhelmingly strong.
>-Fair, in Brion at least, can't beat Berge. Handsome bastard's got skills too, pisses me off.
>-Is that the problem rn? He just made thousands of enemies in a blink.
>-One vs thousands... My chest swells with pride...
Everyone knew.
That guilds where pride turned to fame, and fame to power, wouldn't stay quiet.
And this news reached Brion's scouts too.
"What? Kaiser's hunting here?"
>"No way, how?"
>"First, check this ou—"
>"Son of a bitch!"
>"Move! To the Rock Forest, now! No, I'll go myself. Hey, you idiot! Why follow me? You stay here on watch duty."
They'd been chilling, expecting a long wait, when the time bomb went off.
All getting the same report, they jumped in shock and moved almost simultaneously.
Regardless of rank, they all headed to Fetid Rock Forest and split up to comb the woods.
How long did they search?
"?"
>"??'
After about an hour, question marks floated over their heads.
"What? Where is he?"
>"Searched everywhere, nothing. In a dungeon maybe?"
>"No... No dungeons in Fetid Rock Forest. Last sighting was near the foggy area, I heard..."
>"Then what? Why's he gone?"
At one scout's shout, a subordinate scout glanced around nervously before answering carefully.
"Looks like he already left."
"..."
Baek Jin-cheol, the scout in question, froze.
Baek Jin-cheol.
A man who became an executive scout thanks to ties to Baekdu Guild's master.
Even in his excitement, his mind raced sharply.
"So he snuck out to hunt while we guarded the entrance, and once the word spread, he bounced somewhere else?"
"...Yes."
"Hah."
Baek Jin-cheol let out a hollow laugh and ground his teeth.
What did this mean?
No intention of joining a guild?
That was part of it, but if that was all, he wouldn't toy with them like this.
Keeping things amicable would've been smarter.
Even if not friendly, no reason to make enemies.
So only two options left.
'Either he has no clue about this, or it's a challenge to the guilds.'
Judgment came quick.
No way he was clueless.
Hundreds asking at the entrance if he was Kaiser?
Homepage was all about it. Impossible to miss.
And dodging by coincidence? No more.
'He's monitoring the situation in real-time and moving accordingly.'
Kaiser was making it clear with his actions.
"Yeah, you wanna go now?"
Don't even try to claim me.
No intention whatsoever of joining you lot. I'd rather solo everything.
They thought it was an invitation to satisfy him, but it was a blazing challenge.
'Hah. Crazy bastard. Even behind, a tiger's a tiger, huh?'
He'd heard Kaiser ruled Delrock solo like a tiger, but doing it here too?
Pathetic.
Drunk on past glory, blind to reality.
'Everyone hyping him up, thinks it's his world.'
Sure, impressive.
Pulled off annihilation and took 1st. Means he's still got it, even late.
But so what?
"The world's changed. That time and now are different."
Past glory?
Undefeated emperor with all at his feet?
Just Delrock. A small pond of ten million tops, worlds apart from here.
Let alone 1.5 years behind.
Grind.
Baek Jin-cheol ground his teeth and stepped forward.
"Team, team leader? Where you going?"
At his subordinate's question as he followed, Baek Jin-cheol paused and flashed a sly grin.
"Gotta let the legend of the past know."
That the solid power built over 1.5 years was something even he couldn't topple.
Not just Baek Jin-cheol's thought.
"Yes... So that's your will, Kaiser. Understood loud and clear."
Phoenix Guild got the report first,
"Hah. Even Kaiser is arrogant."
>"Maybe this is peak Kaiser. Exceeds expectations."
>"Kukuku, a man like this till now?"
>"Hmph, still just a relic of the past. His world and ours are leagues apart."
>"Well, he snatched 1st right on return? Gotta admit, pulling annihilation was satisfying. That guy was such bad luck."
Jenion Guild and Baekdu Guild.
And the Top 100 Guilds alongside them showed varied reactions,
"What? Kaiser blew off all recruitment and just charged in?"
>"Wow... Classic Kaiser. Every move on another level. Zero predictability, fr."
>"Showing this ambition means he's still kicking strong?"
>"Wonder how far he'll go."
Other guilds hearing the news and netizens all turned eyes to Kaiser.
Thus, through unintended misunderstanding, countless enemies and spectators were born.
Meanwhile, Do-hyun—who'd unknowingly become the center of it all—was...
[The 'Blue Goblin Warrior's Blue Leather Belt' listed at auction has sold.]
>[The 'Red Goblin Warrior's Leather Top' listed at auction has sold.]
>...
>[The 'Blue Goblin Warrior's Blue Leather Pants' listed at auction has sold.]
>[All items listed at auction have sold.]
>[Please check your settled amount.]
>[Current balance: 16,471,640 won]
"...Whoa."
Savoring the joy of his first earnings from Gotto with his whole body.
Over 16 million won. Not 160, but 16 million.
A mere level 24 raking in 16 million overnight.
A perfect word slipped from Do-hyun's lips.
"...Insane."