Ch 131
Translated by: xLordFifth
Edited by: (Chapter Unedited)
Just by gathering in a dark conference room with no lights, showed how much fear they felt from the ‘invisible enemy’.
“How can we catch that bastard. How! I called you here to make a plan!”
Bang-!
Kyokujitsu’s table shattered with a roar. It was a strength that was released while seated.
Of course, it was only possible because it was Middle Earth, but the branch managers flinched.
“South Fibiel.”
“Yes, president!”
“You said it was the first branch that got attacked?”
“There- that-.”
At Kyokujitsu’s words, Donyoku stood up sweating. From Petal Kim to Tikal, all of them were, in fact, all from the South Fibiel branch.
Moreover, taking advantage of Tikal to hunt their target, had not yielded any significant results yet.
“Besides, only South Fibiel has a small decline in performance. -6%? It’s almost nonexistent compared to the others. What happened?”
Did you suck up to that bastard? A nuance like that was only natural.
Because Leeha had not attacked the South Fibiel branch since the first day. The [Setting Sun Desperado] guild did not touch the South Fibiel branch to the extent that other branches secretly cursed Donyoku and Tikal.
“O-our special FM Tikal is working hard to catch the bastard named Ha Leeha. We had a plan to deal with Ha Leeha, because we have fought him the most, but our branch have no experts to deal with him-.”
“Phew, branch manager Donyoku? What is our motto?”
“I-It is ‘If you want it, take it!’.”
“Then stop making excuses. Our great Rising Sun is shaking right now. I want that bastard’s life. Do you know what I mean? If you want experts, you don’t have to tell me, you just have to take them away. Understood?”
“Yes-!”
Donyoku bowed his head in obidience.
A corporate culture that transcended the company. The motto of Kyokujitsu, who advocated for himself, was a culture so thorough that it was applied even betwee the branch managers and directors.
“Director of Planning.”
“Yes, president.”
“Give the maximum support from the head office FBAs to the South Fibiel branch.”
“Head Office FBAs?”
“Yes. Isn’t it the role of the head office to help when the branch is in danger.”
“I understand.”
Usually, other branch managers would object.
Giving South Fibiel the fighters from head office meant giving Donyoku the chance to crush [Setting Sun Desperado].
But now it’s not ‘as usual’. They had incurred too many losses.
In other words, it meant that if he did well, he would get praise, and if he didn’t, his opportunity was over.
Now it was time to do well. If he couldn’t……?
“Branch Manager Donyoku.”
“Yes!”
“This is the last time. Take Ha Leeha’s screenshot within a week. Understand?”
“Thank you!”
After barely swallowing his saliva, Donyoku bowed his head once more. If he combined the strategy Tikal had in mind, with the experts such as Jaco, there was definitely a chance of winning.
“I’ll get information myself.”
“Information……?”
At Kyokujitsu’s words, the Director of Planning tilted his head.
“I’ll go to those guys. I think they should roughly know information about someone who uses an unusual weapon.”
“Those guys…… are you talking about those spy bastards?”
“Even those guys are useful sometimes. I hope the other branches follow branch manager Donyoku’s plans for the time being. Our most important goal is catching Ha Leeha. Does everyone understand?”
Yes-!
As Kyokujitsu stood up, the room was filled with a gigantic silhouette.
He needed to be careful of how he moved because he was from the giant race. With his monster-like skills, he could hide his body anywhere.
“Then let’s go, director of planning.”
“Yes.”
Soon, the two of them disappeared using space movement. In the dark room, only the branch managers were left.
“I’m sorry branch managers. I have a plan, so please help me. We should be able to finish it in 3 days.”
Branch manager Donyoku began to talk.
Everyone didn’t like it, but they have the same goal. They wanted to eliminate Ha Leeha, however, they wanted Donyoku to fail as well.
The South Fibiel branch was an area close to jackpot even within Rising Sun.
Rising Sun’s full-fledged counter-attack, tangled with greed, was being prepared.
—
‘Where have those bastards gone? I can’t even see their shadows.’
Leeha opened his map and drew a small x at his location, in the western part of the capital.
He was at the location where he could see the third branch office, and have a sniper’s vantage point at the same time.
It was the second location he selected where he could shoot the Rising Sun members looking for him at his first shooting location, unexpectedly, he did not see anyone.
‘They would have to look for me everywhere. Are they not looking for me? No way…… There’s no way Rising Sun would stay still.’
Tikal even took a loan, in order to catch him. Rising Sun was a place where such people gathered.
In a relationship full of grudge and revenge, they will make him pay until the end.
‘Then they would definitely come……’
Leeha waited. At least one would definitely come. He only needed to catch one, move to a nearby beginner hunting ground, and shoot the guys who are in ‘business’.
‘Have they already moved closer? One of the places to go from here- hmm?’
As he was messing around and unfolding his map, a man suddenly caught Leeha’s eyes. The person wore a cloak with the Rising Sun symbol in it, as he wore the Rising Sun flag.
‘Right, I knew you’d come. Wearing a cloak with a design like that
so shamelessly.’
Can someone do that unless they are genuinely Japanese? Leeha let out a deep sigh and quickly finished reloading.
It was understandable that many of the Rising Sun users were Japanese.
“I don’t have a personal grudge, but you must have brought tears to others as well, right?”
There was no mercy. It was only taking revenge. e
Baaang—!
The Rising Sun user collapsed with the gunshot.
‘I got one, now next is-.’
Boom.
‘-huh?’
And Leeha saw. A light purple transparent membrane enveloped the sky. Space lock magic was activated.
“What?”
He was stuck in the huge boundary unprepared.
“I found Ha Leeha!!! Run!”
Rising Sun users, who had been hiding everywhere, began to run out. They were running exactly.
They ran toward the white gunpowder smoke, it was the trace of shooting that could not easily be erased.
‘A detached force?! That’s not a normal group! They’re here at last!’
Leeha looked toward the Rising Sun members that came out from all directions.
Their color was different from the level 50 to 80 users he had seen so far.
Most importantly, it was not an ordinary detached force because he saw someone familiar in it.
“30 seconds! He has a 30 seconds pattern! All magicians cast your shield on Jaco! If he doesn’t hit you in the head, you won’t die instantly!”
“Understood, Tikal-nim!”
Tikal and Jaco ran wild even when wearing clogs and countless magicians supported them.
“Jaco! Is that him? He really killed our FBA in that spot?”
“Y-yes! He’s the guy with Shin Nara, Ichiban-nim!”
Jaco shouted out his throat and spoke respectfully. Leeha found that the situation was not as good as he expected.
‘Of course, there’s Tikal, and there is someone from the head office who is higher than Jaco!’
Even Jaco was an expert that was at least level 100. He was a swordsman who used great skills.
Then what about the person higher than Jaco? In a situation where it was not 1-on-1, Leeha had close to zero chances of winning.
‘As expected, they were close to the first spot. If that’s the case, then I’m going to get broke after this.’
People appeared from Leeha’s previous sniping spot. Unless they have predicted the third spot, it was natural that the rear would be empty.
Leeha threw the Ghilli suit and started running up the mountain.
“Oh, that bastard is going up! Shoot! Shoot!”
“Not yet- it’s not close enough yet!”
“Shit!”
The ranged dealer next to Jaco pulled the bowstring, but their distance from Leeha was more than 100m.
It was not a range where he could shoot right away. Most importantly, Leeha’s speed was not any slower than those around level 100.
“Stop, Ha Leeha! If we catch you, we’ll kill you!”
“Waaaah-! “
“You’re crazy Tikal! Do you think I would stop if you talk like that?”
He did not look back to save time. The route Leeha followed was for situations where there was a detached force appeared.
Leeha’s movements were faster than the Rising Sun members who had come up from the bottom of the mountain.
“You can’t run away anyway! We have thoroughly blocked space to chase you! You’re done once you run out of stamina!”
Hearing Jaco’s shout seemed to bring out laughter.
It’s over once my stamina runs out?
“You think I don’t know that? I can still run without stamina! Idiots.”
Although it would not be a long time, the distance between those who walk and those who run would widen.
This was the reason why Leeha could be relaxed even when it felt like he was playing hide-and-sick with his life on the line.
“Puhahaha! Right! That’s it, Ha Leeha! That’s what I want to hear!”
“What?”
Leeha heard a terrifying laugh behind him, who was running through bushes.
“Do you think we don’t have that achievement?”
“No way…”
Those who know the joy of running. An E+ level achievement is obtained by running while depleting the stamina 10 times in a row. Rising Sun head office fighters of level 100 or higher are likely to have it by default.
“You look funny, Ha Leeha.”
“You’re crazy!”
Papapat-!
Their pace got faster and faster.
Leeha’s investment in agility made up for the gap in level, however, some fundamental difference was unavoidable.
They were now running downhill, on flat ground.
“Haa, haa-! Damn this bastard. ”
They were close enough that their footsteps could be heard.
50m? 40m? Leeha’s instincts told him
that he might get hit by an arrow if they caught up a little more.
“There’s no use in surrendering now! I will tear you apart! For Rising Sun’s sake, no, for my sake!”
Shoo-!
As soon as Tikal’s shout was over, an arrow flew.
As soon as he heard the eerie sound cutting through the air, Leeha bent his neck and managed to avoid it.
“Damn it, get out of the way! Move!”
Leeha shouted towards the users that blocked his way.
The people headed to the dense forest were about to light a campfire. The forest was large with densely-grown trees that seemed to reach the sky
Leeha glanced back and went right into the forest.
“Wah? W-What? What passed by?”
“Amazing……. What happened? Rising Sun is also in the back?”
The beginner users could not hide their flustered expression as they saw
Leeha passed by, and the Rising Sun chased after him.
They wondered if the Rising Sun members were aiming for them, and for beginners, Rising Sun users were experts.
They didn’t seem to be after them.
“Why did they come here?”
“Well. It’s amazing. Shall we shoot a video?”
“Hmm, we should go and ask the community. What even is happening today?”
This was the western area of the capital, where the beginners gathered. Rising Sun, who was chasing after Leeha, also saw the great forest.
“W-What is that?”
Because of the densely growing trees, that seemed to fill the space, not even an inch of the inside of the forest could be seen.
The darkness that seem to rob them of their sight was ominous.
“Here is……. T-the Lightless Forest!”
“Huh? Lightless forest? What’s in there?”
“There are bats and spiders”
Tikal quickly answered Jaco’s question.
“Bat- huh? Aren’t these level 20 monsters? Ah, over there.”
A place too old for users level 100 or higher to remember properly.
(To be continued…)
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