Chapter 118

Chapter 118

“What should we do?” the Mount Hua Sect hunters asked while looking at Choi Yeonseung. Right now, the leader was Choi Yeonseung. They had to obey his judgment.

‘What type of crazy person...?’

Choi Yeonseung didn’t expect such a situation. Who set off the alarm? Choi Yeonseung focused his internal energy on his hearing to hear the commotion on other side better.

-Constellation! He has signed with a constellation!

-He’s a minion of the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations!

“......!”

He paused for a moment because he thought they were talking about him, a constellation, but soon found out that wasn’t the case. A minion of the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations!

‘Expert of Twisted Hallucinations...’

It was one of the evil god constellations that Choi Yeonseung had heard of. The powerful evil god constellation who took over Mexico!

[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ asks whether that villain would be in the top 20 of the rankings, considering he occupies a part of Earth’s territory.]

Choi Yeonseung was ranked 127th. If this constellation was in the top 20...

‘It will be tough to deal with.’

If Choi Yeonseung had one advantage, it was that his opponent didn’t know anything about him while he already knew about his opponent. Such a famous evil god constellation would have a lot of information available about him. Furthermore, the opponent was just a household member or a minion. In comparison, Choi Yeonseung was a constellation himself. There was no need to be frightened.

‘Right, I can ask the goddess as well.’

-Goddess. Goddess.

-...Didn’t you say you would only call me once in a thousand years?

The Goddess of Defeat and Sloth sounded very annoyed and unwilling to answer.

-I never said that. I said I would try to minimize it as much as possible.

Did she just increase the time span?

-Why did you call me? Ah. You want to know about the power of defeat and sloth. It isn’t that hard. Just lose and live idly and you will feel it.

It sounded terrible to Choi Yeonseung. What was she saying...?

-We can talk about the power of defeat and sloth later... What I’m curious about is if you know anything about the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations.

-Ah. That newbie.

“!”

Choi Yeonseung was surprised. The evil god constellations, commonly referred to as evil gods or demon gods, were strong and terrifying beings, yet the Goddess of Defeat and Sloth was treating one as a kid.

-When I was active, he was a bat-like kid hanging around the other constellations.

-Oh... Who did he usually cling to?

-The Master of Slowness and Silence.

The Master of Slowness and Silence, an evil god constellation with little noticeable activity. Even if so, he was one of the most famous evil god constellations on Earth. After all, he was the constellation that occupied northern China and revealed his mighty power during the great invasion!

The Chinese government gritted its teeth and tried to retake its territory, but it failed due to the power of the Master of Slowness and Silence. The constellations who participated in the rankings speculated that he could be in second place and was closest to first place.

-The Expert of Twisted Hallucinations has to be an incredibly strong constellation, yet he’s just the Master of Slowness and Silence’s subordinate...

-Of course, it could be different now than it was back then. A lot of time has passed, after all.

-Do you happen to know the Master of Slowness and Silence?

-Yes. He was a strong constellation back then. We should focus on the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations right now, though.

Choi Yeonseung’s mind returned at the goddess’ advice. He had to concentrate on the constellation in front of him instead of thinking about other constellations. As expected, age wasn’t something to be ignored.

-Thank you.

-Can I go now?

-No. I’ll keep calling you until the fight is over. It would be better for you to just stay up.

-......

The goddess, who was about to go back to sleep, cursed Choi Yeonseung. She had to have chosen the wrong successor!

***

‘Wait...’

Choi Yeonseung realized something strange. He thought the evil god constellation’s minion would have pushed their way inside with ease. However, he only heard sounds of combat from the outside.

“... Hey, I think they’re actually defending the place quite well?”

“!”

“The hunters hired by Pable are pretty strong! Maybe that’s how they are blocking it!”

“Ahh. Amazing.”

Choi Yeonseung was impressed. Honestly, he had been looking down on them. However, Pable was also a giant corporation that had more than a dozen hunter clans attached to it. As such, they weren’t immediately pushed back when the evil god constellation’s minion invaded.

“This is good. We can proceed with the mission as planned, then.”

“You want to take advantage of the chaos Pable is in?”

“Yes.”

Strength: 93

Agility: 91

Physical Strength: 98

Magic Power: 171

Intelligence: 125

[Chameleon’s Face]

[Rank: D+.

Improves disguise magic effects.]

[Blurred Shadow]

[Rank: C+

Improves stealth magic effects.]

“......?”

‘Isn’t he a hunter?’

He was quite suspicious, too, because of the skills he had. No matter how Choi Yeonseung looked at it, these were intelligence-gathering skills.

“A researcher? He isn’t a hunter?

“He’s a researcher.”

“I see.”

Choi Yeonseung approached Kim Chanseong and pointed the sword at his throat.

“I know you’re a hunter. If you don’t tell me what you’re here for three seconds, I’ll stab you in the neck. 3, 2...”

“I-I’m here for a similar purpose!”

“?”

“I was going to take Ronald...”

A disguised corporate spy and hunter from the Korean clan ‘Golden Blood Fish,’ Kim Chanseong planned to get to know Ronald and take him out when he saw the opportunity!

***

“... A Korean clan? That’s amazing.”

“?”

“I didn’t expect a Korean clan would do this.”

Choi Yeonseung was surprised. Korean clans were international pushovers 30 years ago, yet now they were sending people to the United States to steal talent. It was touching in its own way.

‘Is he really from a Korean clan?’

“You... Aren’t you from Dragon Artifact? I don’t want to fight Dragon Artifact. Just take him with you.”

He was already cautious with Pable. He didn’t want to get involved with Dragon Artifact. Pable had stolen Ronald from Dragon Artifact, the original contracted party, anyway! He had no other choice but to be more tactful.

“Ch-Chanseong! Was the friendship we built a lie?!”

“N-No. It isn’t. I was going to ask you to come and work in South Korea after we’ve become friends. I didn’t plan to do anything through force.”

“Both of you are noisy. In any case, this seems to have been settled, so it’s time we leave—”

Before he could finish speaking, a roar echoed from outside.

“...???”

“What??”

Two buildings in the research complex had been blown away, and a strange-looking existence had appeared in their place. A shining octahedron was floating in the air, each of its sides emitting light of a different color.

-That’s the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations’ power! Be careful!

The Goddess of Defeat and Sloth warned. She sounded startled. Their opponent had to be a fairly powerful household member, considering they got the lazy goddess acting so frantically.

-Did the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations summon that household member after falling into a disadvantage?

Amid its rampage, the octahedron hit the building they were in and suddenly attacked Choi Yeonseung.

Choi Yeonseung clicked his tongue and immediately launched a counterattack. He unleashed storm-like palm energy, deflecting the incoming attack, then landed right in the middle of the collapsed building with his group!

... Due to the loud noise, the hunters of Pable saw their group.

“You... Who are you?”

The Pable hunters shouted in astonishment at the people they had never seen before.

‘Damn. I thought we could just leave in silence...’

‘It looks like I have to fight.’

The Mount Hua Sect hunters prepared for combat.

“... I’m here to get rid of the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations’ minions.”

“......?!”