Level 4 Human in a Ruined World - Chapter 76
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Chapter 76 21. Karma (5)
Gangnam First Sword, Jung Hyun-sik04.
That name was one that anyone living in Seoul, not just Gangnam, would have heard at least once.
Not only was he the First Sword of ‘Gangnam’, synonymous with wealthy districts, but he was also the person who had united most of Seoul’s First Swords.
Therefore, even if they didn’t know Jung Hyun-sik’s face, anyone who heard that name should have had some reaction.
Especially if they were the very person who had touched Jung Hyun-sik’s son.
“You really don’t know Jung Hyun-sik?”
As Jang Ho asked again, he instinctively realized that his opponent was a country bumpkin who knew nothing about Seoul’s situation.
He probably didn’t know, but this was likely some drifter who had wielded some power in the provinces and came to Seoul acting all high and mighty.
In fact, it was quite common in Seoul, where all sorts of people flocked.
The only problem was that this particular drifter’s skills seemed to be at a level that would work even in Seoul.
“…”
Jang Ho’s gaze fell on the body parts scattered all around.
‘Damn it. What the hell happens now?’
It was confusing.
This outsider was definitely different somehow.
He might even be comparable to any decent First Sword in Seoul, to that extent.
But even so, could he compare to Gangnam First Sword?
‘That’s ridiculous.’
Jang Ho quickly came to his senses.
Then, following common sense, he stood beside Jung Gyu-sang, the only son of Gangnam First Sword.
Step!
“L… let’s stop here. If we go any further, you’ll make all of Seoul your enemy. We’ll quietly withdraw too, so…”
As Jang Ho said this while glancing at Jung Gyu-sang, he could see the guy nodding.
He too knew well that he couldn’t do anything about the outsider in front of him right now.
However, Young-woo’s position, holding the sword hilt, was completely opposite to the two Seoul natives.
“I don’t care whose son that guy is or whatever. Anyway, he tried to kill me, right? If I had been weak, I would have actually died.”
As Young-woo’s eyes flashed with these words, Jung Gyu-sang, who had been keeping his mouth shut, bowed his head while gritting his teeth.
“Fuck… I’m sorry about that. But there’s no need to make this bigger, right? As you heard, my father is Gangnam First Sword. If you kill me, you won’t be safe either.”
“…”
At this, Young-woo looked around briefly and spoke dryly.
“With only you two as witnesses, how would anyone know who the culprit is.”
“…!”
Kwon Tae-young, the active police officer who was listening to Young-woo’s words, had a very subtle expression.
But regardless of that, things continued to progress.
“And even if your father finds out, it can’t be helped. Those who deserve to die must die. I’ll handle the aftermath myself, so don’t worry about it.”
At Young-woo’s words, which sounded like a final verdict, Jang Ho was the first to throw himself away.
Behind Jung Gyu-sang, that is, in the direction away from the outsider.
He intended to use Jung Gyu-sang, the opponent’s primary target, as a shield to buy time to escape.
Dash!
“Hey, you bastard!”
Jung Gyu-sang screamed in horror seeing his only ally flee, but Jang Ho’s back of the head only kept getting farther away.
On the other hand.
“That guy wouldn’t have been much help to you anyway.”
Young-woo, who now appeared to Gyu-sang as nothing but a crazy murderer, had come one step closer.
“Wh, what do you want exactly? You won’t gain anything by killing me.”
When Gyu-sang asked as if begging, sensing his end, Young-woo asked back instead.
“What about you?”
“…What?”
“Why do you swing your sword carelessly? It’s not like I did anything wrong enough to deserve death from you.”
“Th, that’s…”
As Gyu-sang, momentarily at a loss for words, just stared with wide eyes, Young-woo recited his lines as if pouring cement over his head.
“I probably wasn’t the only person a scoundrel like you tried to kill. There must have been several before, and it would be the same in the future.”
Having said this much, Young-woo shifted his gaze south, which had been Jung Gyu-sang’s original destination.
“So if I kill you now, wouldn’t it be the same as saving countless people?”
“…!”
“Of course, I’m not killing you for such noble reasons. It’s just that someone like you shouldn’t live any longer. Think of it as your karma.”
Having heard this much, Gyu-sang felt as if his vision was going dark.
This bastard was really a crazy guy with no backing.
Or else he had no idea how strong a First Sword was.
“You fucking idiot! If you kill me, you’ll definitely…!”
The moment more curses poured from Gyu-sang’s mouth as his reason finally snapped, Young-woo’s shoulder seemed to twitch and a black trajectory cut through the air.
Swish!
In the blink of an eye, he had cut off Gyu-sang’s neck.
“Uh?”
Jung Gyu-sang couldn’t make any more sounds after that helpless single syllable.
And then.
Thud.
He slammed the headless body and the head onto the ground in succession.
“My… my God.”
Tae-young briefly summarized the series of events and covered his mouth.
He looked around the gruesome crime scene with disbelieving eyes.
Fourteen murders that occurred in an instant.
One of the victims was even the son of Gangnam First Sword, who could be called a notable figure in Seoul.
Even if Jung Young-woo killed all the witnesses as he said, wouldn’t this incident still affect future developments?
“When he realizes his son went outside Seoul and didn’t return… Gangnam First Sword won’t stay still. Since he can’t identify suspects, he might just start killing all outsiders indiscriminately. Parents who lose their children tend to go mad.”
Tae-young was genuinely worried.
He had expected to face great hardships in Seoul, but this was too big an incident.
No matter how strong Young-woo was, he couldn’t win against a First Sword recognized even in Seoul.
Moreover, even people completely unrelated to this incident might suffer damage.
“You’re right. He won’t just sit still not knowing who the murderer is.”
Young-woo nodded at Tae-young’s concern.
Then he shifted his gaze again to look toward Seoul.
“Then… we have no choice but to let him know who killed his son. Then at least he won’t take his anger out on the wrong places.”
“What…?”
This time both Jong-su and Tae-young gaped simultaneously.
It was an absurd option that wasn’t in either of their expected scenarios.
Wasn’t that basically saying he’d commit suicide?
“You’re going to seek out Gangnam First Sword directly? No matter how strong you are, hyung, that’s…”
Jong-su’s unfinished words were “suicide.”
Of course, Young-woo also knew well that it would be difficult for him to win in a confrontation with Gangnam First Sword.
He couldn’t even overwhelm Gyeongbuk First Sword (True) whom he met this morning.
So.
“I won’t necessarily seek him out directly. But I will make it so he can come looking for me.”
“What do you mean…”
Tae-young, who was pondering Young-woo’s words, realized belatedly.
“Ah.”
The fact that the man who had fled abandoning the First Sword’s son was still alive.
That man, the sole survivor of this incident, knew Young-woo’s face and had glimpsed his level of Martial Prowess to some extent.
Moreover, thinking that Young-woo was pursuing him, he would naturally head straight to Gangnam First Sword.
In other words, if Young-woo’s existence became known, the First Sword’s rage over losing his child wouldn’t at least go in the wrong direction.
“Anyway, it looks like we’ll end up fighting Gangnam First Sword eventually.”
Tae-young said this with a darkened expression, yet acknowledged there was no other alternative.
If Young-woo didn’t reveal himself, there was a very high probability that tremendous bloodshed would occur.
“If luck follows us a bit, we might be able to encounter the first mutant or so in Seoul. And if that happens…”
Young-woo’s gaze shifted to the Quest section in one corner of his vision.
[Dogo] “First Appearance in Martial World”
【Mission】 Duel with targets having total ability stats of 3,000 or more 1/2 times.
【Reward】 5 million Karma
【Special】 In this duel, you must inform them of Dogo’s support.
“If that really happens, there might be a slight chance of victory.”
Young-woo planned to complete “First Appearance in Martial World” as quickly as possible in Seoul.
Having already dueled once with a target having ability stats of 3,000 or more in the morning’s bloody battle, he only needed to fight one more time.
And that target.
‘It doesn’t necessarily have to be a person. I think this is a Quest that can be completed against mutants too.’
The basis for this reasoning was the Quest text itself.
【Mission】 Duel with targets having total ability stats of 3,000 or more 1/2 times.
It said ‘targets’ with ability stats of 3,000 or more, not ‘humans’, didn’t it?
‘Target is a very comprehensive term.’
Even more coincidentally, mutants also possessed ‘ability stats’.
The fact that Golden Flash Sense Steal worked when fighting them was proof of this.
“Hyung-nim, then shouldn’t we avoid entering directly toward Gangnam from here?”
Jong-su, who had listened to Young-woo’s words, said this while looking at the road leading north.
Since Gangnam First Sword would naturally face the mutants in Gangnam District, his affiliated area, they should avoid going there.
Tae-young also agreed.
“If we change direction now, we should be able to reach Seocho or Gwanak easily enough.”
Current time: 11:41 AM.
Following the pattern so far, the mutant would appear at 1 PM.
In other words, the available time they could allocate for immediate movement was roughly one hour.
Young-woo also looked at his watch and fell into thought.
‘Since they said mutants fall in each district of Seoul, there will be a First Sword waiting no matter which region we go to.’
And there was a very high probability of conflict with that First Sword.
Because they would also need to continuously gather Karma to maintain their position.
‘We must avoid Gangnam as top priority… then the places we can go right now are Seocho or Gwanak as the officer suggested.’
Though he didn’t want to evaluate regions as an outsider, he couldn’t help but think Gwanak District seemed more manageable than Seocho.
Before even considering perceptions from the previous world, wasn’t Seocho adjacent to the area belonging to Gangnam First Sword, who was known as the strongest in current Seoul?
So if there was a First Sword in such a Seocho, there was a high probability they would be a strong fighter who wouldn’t be greatly overwhelmed in a power struggle with Gangnam First Sword.
On the other hand, Gwanak District wasn’t particularly favored compared to other Gangnam areas even in the previous world, and was quite far from Gangnam First Sword’s territory.
If there was any characteristic that suddenly came to mind, it would be that Seoul National University was located in Gwanak District.
But what use would that be in a reset world?
Young-woo made his decision before long.
“Let’s go to Gwanak. We’ll catch the mutant there and decide our next move.”
Grade 4 Human of the Ruined World (Serial)
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