Chapter 372

Chapter 372

“Bam!”

“Billion!”

As I left the room, the screams became more vivid.

“You’re close.

The screams were coming from not far away. Arhan stepped more cautiously.

“Grrr…”

“What do I do?”

Arhan started walking, but then stopped. Arhan was stopped in his tracks by two guild members standing in front of him.

“Why are we here?

The two guilds must have known what was going on, so why were they still standing here?

“The deputy director has gone to report to the regional director, so orders should be coming soon.”

“But it seems like he’s been gone for a while, so why isn’t he here?”

“Hmmm.

Arhan grumbled to himself as he realized from the conversation why the two guilds were standing around. He then quietly approached the two guilds.

“Hey, but isn’t that a little cheap?”

“I see. I wonder if it’s because of Count Minghu?”

“I’m sorry, but…

Arhan pulled a dagger from his sleeve. He slit the throat of Koram, who was standing to his left, and then Toranus, who was standing to his right. It was like the speed of the wind.

Whisk

Coram and Toranus looked at each other in bewilderment and collapsed. Arhan turned away from the two fallen guild members, slipped his dagger back into his sleeve, and began to walk away.

“Hmm?

But it wasn’t long before Arhan was forced to stop walking again.

“What’s that fog?

Not far away, I could see the fog.

‘It’s bloody…’

The color of the fog was blood red, unlike normal fog. Arhan thought as he watched it slowly approach.

‘It wouldn’t be normal fog.

I wasn’t sure, but it wasn’t going to be an ordinary fog.

“Is it the Count’s power?

Perhaps it was the power of the Ming who had invaded this place? Arhan thought.

“Hmmm, how do I…!

As Arhan looked at the fog and wondered what to do, he was surprised.

“Author!

There, at the center of the blood mist, stood a man. He was a man Arhan knew well.

‘Eh, Count Minghu!

Ming Hu, the man was Ming Hu. Arhan thought as he watched Ming Hu slowly approach.

“I’ll just have to avoid it.

The corridors were filled with a bloody mist. It was impossible to enter the unknown blood mist. Arhan began to backpedal slowly, gauging Ming Hu’s reaction.

“I’ll stay here and then go when I pass by.

Backtracking, Arhan spotted the room on the right with the door wide open and entered the room. Since the door is wide open, he will check outside the door and if he finds that you are not there, he will pass through and go inside. He will then exit the room again and head out of the branch.

“…huh?

But what happened next left Arhan bewildered. Ming Hu, who he had thought would check outside the door and pass by, entered the room.

“What is it?

Of course, it wasn’t the entrance into the room that caused him to panic. Arhan’s panic was caused by Ming Hu entering the room and looking straight at where he was hiding.

“My, can you see me?

Arhan thought it was ridiculous, but in the back of his mind, he began to pace slowly to the side, just in case, and Ming Hu’s gaze shifted accordingly.

‘…’

Under Myung Hu’s gaze, Arhan could think of nothing else.

* * * * *

“Hmm?

Ming Hu shook his head as he continued to walk inward.

“Stealth?

A man stood in the distance. His translucent body was obviously stealthy. But stealth didn’t matter.

“Hey, I don’t think you’re a regular guild member.

The company’s equipment was quite luxurious. It seemed like they were in a different class than the guild members I had killed so far.

“Is it executive level?

I’ll know if he’s a cadre or not when I kill him. Ming Hu began to move toward the man, and as he approached, the man began to back away, backing away. Watching the man back away, Ming Hu thought, “I’m going to kill him.

“The executive level is definitely different.

The regular guild members swooped down on Ming Hu like fireflies on a moth to a flame, but the supposedly high-ranking man was no firefly. Ming Hu turned around in front of the room and entered the room as the man who had been backing away entered an open chamber to his left.

“…!”

When Ming Hu entered the room, the man hiding in the corner looked very surprised. He then walked off to the side. Ming Hu turned his gaze to follow the man as he walked, and when the man stopped walking, he started walking toward him again.

“Eek!”

Already backed into a corner and with nowhere to retreat, he soon entered the range of the blood wave and died with an agonizing scream.

[Bloody – You have killed Helioca Branch Chief Arhan].

[400,000 prestige].

[You have completed the quest “Assassin’s Guild Bloody”].

[2 million merit increases].

[Quest “Bloody Headquarters” has been created].

[Quest item ‘Headquarters Warp Scroll’].

And a message appeared

“Hulk.

When Ming Hu saw the message, he was a little surprised.

“Branch Manager?

He thought it would be at the executive level, but he never expected it to be a branch manager. He wasn’t the only one.

“If Arhan…

The dead man’s name was Arhan. Ming Hu already knew the name Arhan.

“The 1st Knight Commander was the chapter leader.

The head of the Imperial Palace Knights’ First Order was also named Arhan. It could have been a coincidence, but Ming Hu assumed that the First Knight Commander and the Branch Commander were the same person. Ming Hu opened the quest window to check the quest.

Through Arhan, 1st Knightmaster of the Imperial Palace Knights and head of Bloody’s Helioca branch, you have obtained a scroll that will take you to Bloody’s headquarters. Use the scroll to travel to Bloody Headquarters and meet with Bloody Guildmaster Akres to learn what happened!

Quest Difficulty: A

Quest Reward: 2 Million Merit, Quest “The Truth, the Real Behind the Scenes

“…The truth? The real mastermind?”

After confirming the quest, Ming Hu had a puzzled look on his face.

“What are you talking about?”

I didn’t understand.

“You mean Bloody wasn’t behind this?”

It was Bloody who did the kidnapping. However, according to the quest, it wasn’t Bloody who organized the kidnapping. Ming Hu closed the quest window with a puzzled expression and opened his inventory to find the Headquarters Warp Scroll.

“Two sheets.

Ming Hu already owned one scroll. Ming Hu, who now had two scrolls in his possession, checked the item information.

A scroll that allows you to warp to the headquarters of the assassins’ guild Bloody. This is a very rare scroll that is only given out to a select few in the guild.

Ming Hu pondered over the item information.

“Shall we go right away?

Scrolling allowed me to go straight to the headquarters.

“I’m late…

Ming Hu’s problem was time. It was late at night, both in the game and in real life.

“Because it’s urgent.

But Revill had been kidnapped. Every second counted. After much deliberation, Ming Hu pulled out one of the two scrolls. Then he tore the next scroll.

“Oh, right.”

But then, with a sudden thought, Ming Hu stopped tearing and looked at Arhan’s body slumped in the corner.

“I need to see the item.”

Arhan was the leader of the 1st Order of Knights, and was a huge NPC, almost as big as a branch leader. The items dropped would have been pretty decent.

“Oh.”

Soon arriving in front of Arhan’s corpse, Ming Hu checked the dropped items and let out a short exclamation.

“Pretty good drop, huh?”

The amount of items dropped was quite large. Ming Hu smiled and began to pick up the dropped items.

[You have mastered the dark touch].

[You have acquired the Dagger of Arhan].

.

.

[You have acquired Tomos’ Life Potion].

“Let’s go.”

After picking up all the dropped items, Ming Hu pulled the scroll out of his inventory. He then tore it up.

Siaak

As he tore open the scroll, a bright light burst forth and began to envelope Ming Hu. Soon after, Ming Hu was able to warp to a new space.

[Assassin’s Guild Bloody – You have entered the headquarters].

The message that appeared after the warp told Ming Hu that he had arrived at the right place. Ming Hu looked away from the message and looked around.

“It’s a warp-only room.

There was nothing around him. All that was there was the imprinted warp circle at Ming Hu’s feet. Confirming that it was a warp-only room, Ming Hu walked over to the door to go outside.

Profit

“Hello!”

“…?”

When Ming Hu opened the door and stepped out, he was puzzled to see the boy greeting him. Seeing his puzzled expression, the boy continued.

“I’m Korom, the new Warp Room manager, and I’d like to show you to the Master’s room.”

Korom turned and began to walk away. Ming Hu watched Korom’s back as he walked away.

“Do you know me?

Korom’s greeting was quite disconcerting, and Ming Hu walked after him as he walked further and further away, thinking of all sorts of things.

“Here you go!”

Korom walked for a while, then stopped. Ahead of him was a door.

“Is that Akres’s room?

Before we set out, Korom said he would take us to the Master’s chambers. This is the headquarters of the Bloody Guild, and if the Master of the Headquarters is the Master of the Bloody Guild, Akureth, then the door in front of you is the door to Akureth’s chambers.

“Then I’m off.”

Korom bowed his head to Ming Hu and returned to the warp chamber. Ming Hu watched Korom go, then turned and looked at the door.

“It’s here, right?

Ming Hu reached out and grabbed the doorknob, then opened the door.

Profit

The door opened and Ming Hu stepped inside.

“What kind of liver-headed asshole just walked in without knocking, hmm?”

As soon as he entered, he heard a voice and looked to where it came from. There was a man sitting at a desk.

“Acres!

Master Akureth of the Bloody Guild was obvious.

“Who are you?”

Akurezu looked at Ming Hu and scratched his head. Ming Hu heard Akuresu’s question and thought.

“Do I need to identify myself?

Hearing the full story of the incident was a quest requirement. It didn’t seem necessary to reveal his identity. Finishing his thoughts, Ming Hu smiled wryly.

“Who came to look for the kidnapped people.”