Chapter 24: Round 2 Ends (2)

Chapter 24: Round 2 Ends (2)

It was a little past 3 a.m.

Ugh!

Hwang Yong-min, who got out of bed quickly checked his arms.

Theyre still here. Both of my arms are fully intact!

When Hwang Yong-mins arms were severed by Black Scythe, he felt a deep sense of despair.

He worried about how he would live without arms.

As I expected, as long as I dont die, I can return with a perfectly healthy body!

Overjoyed, he jumped around on the bed, waving his arms. But that joy was short-lived.

When he thought about the player known as Black Scythe, who had inflicted extreme pain on him, cold sweat trickled down his spine.

Never again I aint messin with Black Scythe, no more.

There was no room for pride.

No pointless thoughts of revenge.

Hwang Yong-min, facing a stronger enemy didnt even entertain those ideas.

Damn it, I aint gettin caught up with that cold-blooded dude ever again.

Just the thought of it gave Hwang Yong-min the chills as he picked up his phone.

He was worried about his friends.

Hey, how you holdin up? You alright? My arms grew back, man. Lets get the gang together and meet up.

After contacting his crew, Hwang Yong-min stepped out onto the streets.

In the dimly lit alley, a group of folks were puffin on cigarettes.

Yong-min, you made it?

His crew, the survivors from Round 2, were there.

Look at this dude, arms and legs all intact!

And you look unscathed too. Not a single bruise on your face.

Damn it, still get the creeps just thinkin bout gettin whacked by Black Scythe.

Ah

As soon as Black Scythe was mentioned, his friends shivered.

Lets make a pact. We dont ever bring up the name Black Scythe again.

Yeah, have you seen the final rankings? That guy was all alone at the top, he reached level 16.

While were stuck at level 5, damn it

And hes a freakin Reaper.

A real damn Reaper

Seems like this whole incident gave them some serious trauma.

Damn it, we all nearly died and barely made it out alive after losin our limbs.

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That was a very close call from death.

Yeah, I said it, right? Messin with Seo Arin was a reckless plan. Look at us now, we barely survived!

Seo Arins gaze shifted to An Sang-cheols thigh.

Are you okay where you got hurt?

Yeah, Im fine. And what about you, Arin? Not a scratch on you.

Just as like I told you. Even if we get injured in the other realm, our physical bodies in reality remain unharmed.

Thank you for looking out for me

An Sang-cheol chuckled, seemingly amused by Seo Arins sudden gratitude.

Haha, no problem. Its just part of my duties as your manager and bodyguard.

Having considered abandoning her before, An Sang-cheol couldnt help feeling a twinge of guilt.

I also want to express my gratitude to Black Scythe I wonder if theres any way.

At Seo Arins words, An Sang-cheol raised his head.

We dont know how to find him in reality because we dont know his true name or appearance. Besides, it seems like Black Scythe doesnt want to reveal himself either.

He doesnt?

I didnt ask for his bank account number for no reason. But he flatly refused. That indicates that Black Scythe was aware. He might be afraid that sharing the bank account number would lead to his real identity being exposed.

Ah

If you truly want to show your gratitude, maybe we can meet them in the next round and give him an item or something. Or we could find something useful to him. Even though he seems like he can survive just fine even without our help

Hmm Thats a good idea. Ill have to think about how to express my gratitude.

Well then, rest well today, and lets meet tomorrow morning.

Okay.

As Seo Arin turned around, saying her goodbye lost in thought, and An Sang-cheol stepped out of the penthouse, raising his phone.

Though it was dawn, he had something urgent to report.

Mr. Ma?

-Ah, Director An Sang-cheol.

Youre still awake?

-I poured a glass of whiskey as soon as I got back.

I saw the final rankings. Congratulations on advancing to Dark Knight.

-Why make a fuss about that? How did things go on your end?

Seo Arin and I could only reach level 8. Leveling up turned out to be harder than expected. We got injured along the way, which hindered our hunting

-You got injured?

I was actually planning to report that Do you have some time? Its related to Black Scythe.

-Black Scythe?

The voice on the other end of the phone turned chillingly calm.

-Come to the hotel. Ill hear the details in person.

Sure, Ill be there within 20 minutes.

After An Sang-cheol hung up, he quickly got into his car.

Little did he know.

There was someone tailing him from behind.