Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Seong-a’s Day (1)

-Boom, bang!

The ground kept shaking.

Han Si-hwan’s hands, as he looked straight ahead, were trembling without him realizing it.

“Is this really human...”

Han Si-hwan muttered with a blank expression. In front of him, a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle was unfolding.

“Graaah!”

-Boom!

A giant iron hammer that must weigh hundreds of kilograms. Kang Hyeon, who wielded that hammer lightly, was a slaughterer.

In front of the massacre Kang Hyeon was creating, the monsters parted like a flood.

Those who usually butchered humans were now just weaklings, hoping only that death would not come to them at this moment.

-Thud thud thud thud thud!

Just 3 minutes.

That was the time it took for the horde of monsters to pass through the core.

In that time, hundreds of corpses were strewn around Kang Hyeon.

“Mr. Kang Hyeon!”

Finally, after all the monsters had passed the core, Shin Seong-a rushed urgently to Kang Hyeon.

“Are you alright?!”

“Of course.”

Kang Hyeon smiled brightly as he put the giant hammer of Ogre into his inventory.

“I think I have about 10 seconds left?”

“Pardon?”

“If I collapse, please carry me out.”

Shin Seong-a wore a confused expression, not understanding Kang Hyeon’s words.

“Ugh, urgh..!”

However, not long after, seeing Kang Hyeon collapse, Shin Seong-a hurriedly embraced him.

“Excuse me for a moment.”

Shin Seong-a carefully lifted the groaning Kang Hyeon onto her back.

“You’ve worked hard.”

“Yeah...”

“And you’re really amazing.”

“I am pretty amazing, aren’t I... Hehe! Cough!”

Kang Hyeon chuckled weakly at Shin Seong-a’s words, then coughed up blood.

Shin Seong-a’s back became damp with Kang Hyeon’s blood.

“Sorry...”

“Don’t worry about it.”

“...”

“Let’s hurry and get out before the flames engulf this place.”

Kang Hyeon had arrived at the core, and Han Se-yeon had removed the core as the representative.

There were monster corpses of enormous scale, items, and magic stones scattered all over this place, but it wasn’t the time to collect such things.

The flames were now right in front of them.

‘I’ll have to definitely squeeze a big compensation out of Team Leader Shin Tae-gil for this one...’

As he left the dungeon, Kang Hyeon vowed to receive a very large reward for this incident.

-Whoosh!

As they came out of the dungeon, they saw the bright sun.

“We’re out!”

“We cleared the dungeon. Quick, take a picture!”

“Why are there so few people? Is that all?”

The journalists waiting at the dungeon entrance made a fuss upon seeing those who came out.

Finally, as everyone came out, Han Myeong-do went to find Park Ho-yeon.

“You bastard!”

“Ugh!”

The highly agitated Han Myeong-do threw a punch at Park Ho-yeon’s face.

“What were you thinking when you did such a thing?!”

“I, I had no choice!”

“You call that an excuse?! If it wasn’t for Kang Hyeon, we all would have been annihilated!”

Han Myeong-do’s beating continued incessantly, but no one seemed inclined to step in and stop it.

Even the vice guild master of the Fire Dragon Guild turned a blind eye to the scene.

“Just a moment. Let me down...”

“Pardon? But...”

“It’s okay, put me down.”

At Kang Hyeon’s request, Shin Seong-a carefully lowered him to the ground.

Kang Hyeon, who seemed to struggle even to stand, slowly walked towards Park Ho-yeon.

“Hey.”

It was a small voice, but it contained an irresistible power.

People gulped as they watched this scene.

“Bring the items, you bastard...”

***

Ippotranslation

***

-Clatter, clatter...

Having finished her simple breakfast, Shin Seong-a immediately started washing the dishes.

“...”

Her house, where she lived alone, was always quiet.

Outside it was bright with the risen sun, but the curtained interior was dark.

In that darkness, Shin Seong-a, who finished washing dishes without turning on the lights, looked at a photo hanging in the living room.

“...”

In the photo, an aged-looking middle-aged man stood with her, wearing a sullen expression.

“I’m heading out.”

The man in the photo was her father, who was a former national archery representative.

Her father, who was known as the ace of the team, was such an outstanding athlete that a medal was practically guaranteed.

“By the end of this month, the interest alone will be 100 million won. If it’s going to be like this, just hand over the store! Before it gets to the point where you can’t pay back the debt even if you sell this lousy hole-in-the-wall!”

“What? How can the interest be... When the principal is only 80 million won?”

“That’s what it says in the contract! So when are you going to pay?”

“Well...”

Tears began to well up in Kim Seol-a’s doe-like eyes.

The thugs snickered, seemingly finding her distress amusing.

“Or how about what we talked about last time? Huh? Think about it carefully. We’ll consider that month’s interest paid every time you come once.”

After careful consideration, Shin Seong-a, whom the thugs had judged to be a waste, stood up from her seat.

“Who’s this girl? A customer?”

“Long limbs and a pretty face, looks tasty. Boss. Heheheheh.”

The thugs spoke loudly as if they wanted Shin Seong-a to hear, even though she was right in front of them.

“Give me your account number.”

“What?”

“I said, give me your account number.”

The thugs’ expressions twisted at the sudden demand.

“What are you going to do if I give you the account number? Are you going to pay off the debt instead?! It’s 80 million won!”

“I’ll pay, so hurry up and tell me, you bastard.”

Shin Seong-a’s language had become quite rough after hanging around with Kang Hyeon.

“B-Bastard?! Do you have a death wish? Who the hell are you?!”

“I’m Shin Seong-a from the Badass Guild.”

As she spoke, Shin Seong-a threw off her leather jacket with flair.

-Whoosh!

Everyone’s eyes were drawn to the word ‘Badass’ written in fiery letters on the back of the jacket as it flew through the air.

“What the...”

“Boss. She seems crazy. Let’s just avoid her.”

“Shut up!”

The boss, pushing away his subordinate who was whispering beside him, was engulfed in thought.

As an ability user himself, he couldn’t not know about Badass.

‘Badass is where Kang Hyeon is, but is this for real? But Badass definitely only has 3 guild members...’

The boss shook his head after pondering.

‘No way! Even if it’s the Badass Guild, they’re all nobodies except for Kang Hyeon, right?’

These days, even in illegal circles, they don’t deal with anyone who isn’t an ability user.

That’s because there’s no place where fists are more important than in that world.

So, naturally, the boss who played the leader role among the trio was also an ability user, and his level was as high as 31.

This was considered a top-tier level in the organization.

‘No matter if it’s Badass, if the three of us attack at once, she won’t be able to do anything.’

Finally finishing his calculations, the boss returned with a confident expression.

“So what if you’re from Badass?”

“Just give me the account number.”

“And if I refuse?”

The boss wore a vulgar smile.

Seeing him, Shin Seong-a’s eyes grew cold.

“Then I’ll show you the power of justice.”

“Hahaha! Boys, she says the power of justice!”

“Hehehe! What are you, a Power Ranger or something? Abracadabra Five Rangers?”

“Kuhehehe, totally... Kuhok!”

A platform boot was driven into the stomach of the man laughing while holding his belly.

The man who collapsed to the floor from the impact gasped for breath, coughing.

“This bitch dared to hit?!”

“Get her!”

In truth, Shin Seong-a’s close combat ability was quite inferior compared to others of similar levels.

It was inevitable as she always moved stealthily and attacked enemies from afar using a bow.

But she too had opened her eyes to a new world while traveling with Kang Hyeon.

“Haap!”

Her leg extended smoothly.

A clean upward kick landed on the man’s chin.

The impact sent the man’s body flying into the air,

-Crack

And his head was wedged into the ceiling.

“Now it’s just you left.”

Shin Seong-a gave him the sardonic smile that Kang Hyeon often wore. She beckoned provocatively with her finger.

“Eek...!”

Seeing this, the boss pulled out a sword from his inventory.

“Let me make this clear, this is self-defense. Don’t whine about it in hell!”

The boss swung his sword frantically.

In an instant, the narrow interior was completely destroyed.

“Do you understand the situation now? Huh?! Keep talking like you did earlier!”

Thinking he had gained the upper hand, the boss swung his sword even faster with reckless swordsmanship.

“As expected, even Badass is nothing special...”

That’s when it happened.

Shin Seong-a, who had been only dodging the sword until now, suddenly dove into the boss’s arms.

“W-wait, what are you doing?!”

-Squeeze

Feeling pressure on an important part, the boss unconsciously dropped his sword.

“What are you doing?!”

“I’m planning to remove something you don’t need.”

“W-wait a minute! I was wrong. So let go of this and let’s talk! Ugh...!”

Shin Seong-a smiled with satisfaction as she watched the boss break out in a cold sweat.

“Don’t worry.”

“What...?”

“Aphids can reproduce through parthenogenesis.”

“You c-crazy bitch! Aaaaargh!”