Chapter 64

Episode 64

Kwaang—!!!!

The table, which was made of thick stone slabs, crumbled.

[What kind of bastard!!!]

Hyun-ryu shouted, standing in front of the broken table.

[Hey, where are you going to break my father’s favorite table?]

[…is that you? You changed the final boss, right?]

[Guys, what is that guy talking about? What am I? If anyone hears it, will they think that I have rewritten something they wrote with their own hands? Isn’t that right?]

Gyu-ryu asked the Yakshya around him, sitting on a chair with his legs crossed and picking his nose.

It was a playful voice, but contrary to his reaction, the surrounding Yashas looked tense and no one joined in the conversation between the two.

[And don’t get upset. Just look at it and you will see it. But that guy isn’t dead yet. You don’t know again, do you? If you do well, there may still be a chance.]

[…What?]

[It is illegal for the proxy clans to directly intervene in one person, but that doesn’t mean they can’t completely help. Because it’s not illegal for everyone, not just one person.]

Gyu-ryu twitched his eyebrows and told him.

[Only once with hierarchical authority. You can sponsor everyone.]

[No way… you mean a special price on bundles.]

Hyunryu frowned at Gyuryu’s words.

[that’s right. A kind of time sale. By using the authority of the hierarchy, you can give a discount on designated items sold at the Yacha Bundle for a certain period of time.] Gyu-ryu, wondering

where he got it from, put on a monocle, unfolded a large fan, stood where the table had been, and twitched his shoulders.

[Well~ Isn’t this an opportunity that comes every day~ It could be 1+1 or it could be a half price discount~]

Tuk- Tuk-Tuk- Gyu-

ryu touched Hyun-ryu’s head with a fan.

Kwasik-!!

Hyeon-ryu, who nervously grabbed his fan, threw it away and growled.

[…What are you doing?]

[I told you. It’s not an opportunity that comes every day. If you believe in the horse you chose, bet what you have. Or give up.]

Gyu-ryu’s expression changed.

[Are you kidding me? The bundle special price can only be used once until the end of the carnival. And only two people with the highest rank in each clan can use it!]

[So? If you don’t like it, just don’t use it.]

[…What?]

[There’s nothing to lose, right? Anyway, the 16 auction candidates will be decided, and whether the author dies or not, the Yasha clan will also select the contractor.] S~eaʀᴄh the nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Gyu-ryu said with a grin, putting his arm on Hyeon-ryu’s shoulder.

[Are we competing over something like that? What’s there to do on your side and mine? We are good brothers.]

flinch –

At that moment, Hyun-ryu sensed that something was very wrong.

‘Damn it… I clearly know what that guy, Gyu-ryu, is thinking… but I can’t just ignore it.’

My mind started to get complicated.

Once Namgung became a contractor for the Yasha clan, everything was over. However, if you open a special price, other people can also benefit from it.

‘I guess that’s what they’re after. The Root Hunter’s sword is poisonous. Looking at Kim Gap-cheol’s wounds, he needs at least top-quality Geumchang medicine, if not elixir…’

But that wasn’t the only problem.

The highest level of gold spear medicine is 150,000 heads.

Even if there was a special price, it was 75,000 heads.

‘There aren’t enough heads…’

From what he remembered, Kim Gap-cheol only had a little over 10,000 heads at most.

Of course, Namgung monopolizing not only the world boss but also the dungeon was abnormal, but from a general perspective, it was an incredible feat to collect that much just in the field.

[Do not be ridiculous. Do you think I don’t know what you’re up to? Who am I to use a special price on a bundle that can only be used once?]

[That’s right. I was also worried that I might not have enough heads. Or not.]

[What if you don’t have enough heads? Do you know what’s different?]

[Of course. then. It’s no different. How can I have a better idea than the famous top ranker?]

[…Are you kidding me?]

[Oh, no way. But I think there is a way that doesn’t require using Geumchang medicine.]

At that moment, Hyeonryu’s eyebrows twitched.

[…What method is this?]

[It’s a bit of a change to the proxy auction rules.]

[That’s nonsense. Didn’t I tell you a little while ago that it’s illegal to arbitrarily change the rules of an auction?]

[That’s true if you change it secretly on your own. If you get the consent of the yakshas, it becomes legal rather than illegal. All the yakshas are gathered here, right?]

Gyu-ryu said, pointing to the yakshas behind him.

[Of course, I wouldn’t agree if it was just a way to save me. There is sure to be a contractor here that the other yakshas chose without knowing it. Everyone feels the same way as you. He probably doesn’t want his contractor to die.]

[….]

As he said, the expressions of the other Yashas also changed.

I didn’t say anything because I was pressured by the 1st and 2nd tier, but in fact, they were all competitors in the end.

[Does this mean that everyone has come up with a satisfactory answer?]

[The choice is yours. Actually, everyone knows that. The person I am sponsoring is that Namgung over there. To be honest, I am watching.]

Gyu-ryu said while looking at the yakshas.

[You changed the boss.]

[Hey. You know you’re not saying this to me right now, right? Do you want to embrace each other and fall into Yaksha Hell, or do you want to shut up and find a way to survive together?]

Ppa-deuk-

Hyeon-ryu gritted his teeth at his words.

[How?]

[It’s simple. All you have to do is change your goal of completing the auction from hunting to survival. If everyone survives for 30 minutes, they become candidates and move on to the next step.]

Gyu-ryu said, snapping his fingers.

[In 30 minutes, even the idiots who were stuck on the two islands and were greedy for items and runes will be able to enter the boss room. And… it looks like he will survive for about 30 minutes. You know that candidates will naturally heal after the auction, right?]

[Is that the only way…]

Hyunryu muttered with a stern expression on his face, as if he couldn’t bear to follow Gyuryu’s suggestion.

[then. That’s the only way.]

Gyu-ryu also grinned at his question.

‘That’s also the way for you to be very screwed today.’

* * *

Kwaang—!!!

A thunderflower fell on the root hunter’s head.

Shaken by the strong magical power, the guy threw away his sword and hurriedly stepped back.

Sigh…!!

As he flicked his hand in the air, a stem sprouted from his wrist, and a sword protruded from his empty palm again.

“Ugh… Ugh…”

With the sword stuck in his abdomen, Kim Gap-cheol let out a faint groan and fell to the floor.

“You can’t die even if you get hit by that. “You don’t look like you have good natural physical ability… It looks like you ate quite a few runes, right?”

Namgung looked at Kim Gap-cheol, who was trembling beneath his feet, and spoke in an emotionless voice.

“Please save me. It’s my fault! Do you know any of my tenants? Who is it? Is this Ms. Mi-seon in room 305? Or… Su-hyeon in room 712?”

“It comes out really well.”

“…Kaaaa!!”

Namgung pushed Kim Gap-cheol, who was lying down, with his foot as if he was getting in his way.

He trembled and screamed as if in pain from the wind.

“I have no particular grudge against you, but there is no reason to save you either. “Don’t you know how to live your own life?”

“But…!!”

“If you are in a hurry, you can ask the yaksha you trust.”

Namgung answered like that and walked away, leaving him behind. Kim Gap-cheol became lost in thought and just looked at Namgung.

“Oh, no!!! “The boss… I have to catch the boss!!”

Stop –

At that moment, Namgung’s steps stopped.

‘It’s strange.’

Rather than the fear of being left behind or the fear of dying, Kim Gap-cheol seemed to be more afraid of failing to hunt the boss.

‘How can he do this when his life is on the line?…’

Namgung wondered if there was still something he didn’t know about, but he soon stopped paying much attention.

‘Well, you’ll find out later. There’s no way Hyun-ryu will let Kim Gap-cheol die like this.’

He was once the largest clan leader in Korea, but in this life he is nothing more than a passing gateway.

[Crrrrr….]

Namgoong decided to let go of the minor problems and focus on the boss in front of him.

“Root hunter. “It looks like a humanoid monster, but its actual form is the Dark Tree behind there.”

Somin nodded at his words.

“Unless you kill it, it will continue to regenerate.”

“Can I burn it?”

“Although the underground tree is corrupted, it is a type of spirit tree, so it has strong magic resistance. “The power of brain fire is great, but… it’s not something we can catch at this stage.”

“Uhm… then what should I do?”

Namgung answered her question with a faint smile.

“Wait a moment.”

▶ The rules of the auction will be changed with the approval of the majority of the Yasha clan.

▶ Hunt the boss of the secret room → Arrive in the secret room and survive within 30 minutes

▶ When the boss of the secret room is hunted, only the survivors in the secret room become candidates, regardless of time.

It was then.

As soon as he finished speaking, a notification that the auction rules had changed rang.

‘done.’

Namgung slowly nodded at the notification.

Even if you survive without killing, you can be nominated.

“found!!”

“Here!! “Here!!”

Now that the opportunity had come again, the remaining participants on the island began to rush to the fire like moths.

“Is that the boss?”

“Wow… you look scary.”

The people who entered the boss room paused for a moment when they saw the root hunter.

But somehow, their eyes were different from Kim Gap-cheol’s, who looked urgent.

‘aha.’

Namgung could understand the reason.

We’re probably all thinking the same thing now.

Defeating the boss is a burdensome task, but if it means surviving… it’s worth it.

Even if you just bury it roughly, it’s a success.

The atmosphere of the island changed simply.

“Hey, you bragged earlier that you ate a weapon.”

“what. “So you’re saying that just because you ate a rune of advanced power, you’re hitting a boss or something?”

“When will I…”

People began to whisper as they looked at the root hunter.

There was a lot of talk, but no one came forward.

Instead, they just looked at the hourglass that appeared above the root hunter.

Instead of having to risk their lives to hunt, those who risk their lives to fight have now become the losers.

‘It’s worth seeing.’

Namgung smiled bitterly as he looked at them.

“Is there anything easy in this world?”

It seemed like they didn’t know yet.

Even if you don’t want to fight, it’s this damn carnival that makes you fight.

Paaah-!!

At that moment, the root hunter started running towards the people.

Kim Gap-cheol, a current root hunter, discipline changed to a survival goal, and even participants in a boss room that wasn’t supposed to be there.

The puzzles are now in place.

“Somin. “You keep what your dad gave you, right?”

“huh. here.”

Namgung asked his daughter, leaving Kim Gap-cheol behind.

Then Somin showed a pendant made of a thin gold string hanging around her neck.

It was the reward of the labyrinth received from none other than Yor.

“okay. “I’ve got it.”

Namgung said.

“Now it’s time to plan the puzzle.”