Chapter 203

Chapter 203

Despite Pan Wugang’s confident words, the elves were actually good at lying.

Choi Yeonseung had once bumped into the elves while wandering around the Abyss. Most of them weren’t that dangerous, but occasionally when he got stuck with them, the elves could be very... They could be very annoying.

‘Just thinking about it makes me angry.’

Basically, the elves loved their race a lot. Normally, that would be a good thing. The problem was that they loved their own race so much that they ignored the others.

-Didn’t you promise to show me the way out of this area if I got rid of the monsters occupying that forest? I’ve dealt with the monsters. Now show me the way.

-We don’t know the way. We’ve been in this forest for so long that we’ve forgotten our ancestors’ names.

-But you said you would show me the way...

-I’ll give you something better instead. It’s the opportunity to serve our glorious elf race. Isn’t it a glorious opportunity for an insignificant being like you who comes from an unknown place?

-...If you don’t find the way right now, I’ll decapitate all of you!

-Hey, savage bastard!

Just like that, they would never hesitate to lie to other races. They didn’t even think they were doing something wrong. Choi Yeonseung had to swing his fists a bunch of times to make them reflect on it.

‘I mean, how many elves could they possibly have encountered on Earth?’

They could’ve met only a small number of elves working in the household of a constellation, so it wasn’t surprising that they had some misconceptions about the elves.

-Elves don’t lie.

-Elves are the most honorable race in the Abyss. How common is a race that is both beautiful and noble?

...If such things were said on Earth, humans were bound to have the wrong idea about elves.

-Still, you can’t be sure that they’re trying to deceive you, can you?

-Yes, it’s not like they lie all the time... Some of them tell the truth.

***

“Everyone... I’ve been waiting for you.”

An elderly elf was waiting for the hunters along with a few other elves in attendance.

The elf elder looked thrilled and said, “I had no idea that the human race was so brave and honorable.”

“Don’t worry. Not all humans are brave and honorable. You had better only trust those who belong to the People’s Republic of China. Humans from anywhere else are like wild dogs,” Pan Wugang spoke kindly to the elf elder.

The companies and nations exploring the Abyss were desperate to discover new areas and get acquainted with Abyssal races. The Chinese government was no different.

‘The elf tribe led by this old man could be very useful.’

The elf elder, Grenno, knew everything from the surrounding terrain to monsters. As far as the other members of the tribe were concerned, they had a knack for crafting all types of rare items with magic and skills that didn’t exist on Earth. What if China had the ability to monopolize this?

“Will you keep your promise?”

“Of course! If you kill the monster, brave and honorable human kingdom... Was it the Chinese kingdom? I’m confused about the name...”

“It is the People’s Republic of China. Not a kingdom.”

“But from what you said, it sounds like a kingdom.”

“It’s not a kingdom!”

‘Humans are so weird.’

Grenno thought that the human in front of him was quite peculiar. He’d heard that the country was ruled by a human at the top. Wasn’t that a kingdom? It was clear that they didn’t know what a kingdom was because they were stupid and ignorant.

‘But it doesn’t matter.’

“In any case, as long as you deal with that monster, I will become an eternal ally of the Chinese Kingdom.”

“You must keep that promise.”

Pan Wugang nodded with satisfaction.

Choi Yeonseung was listening attentively to the conversation from a distance.

“No...”

‘They are good at making excuses.’

They said they didn’t believe in the constellation, so Choi Yeonseung didn’t pry. He left without asking any more questions.

***

“Sir Grenno. How was it?”

“It went very well. Those stupid human bastards don’t even know that they’re being deceived,” Grenno said with satisfaction. “But I have to change the plan a bit.”

“How?”

“There’s a very good warrior among the humans. We might be able to use him to kill the monster. Let’s use the Chinese hunters as bait and make things happen.”

“That’s a good idea!”

The Chinese hunters would’ve drawn their swords in anger if they had heard this, but the elves had already made up their minds. Since Choi Yeonseung seemed to be able to kill the monsters, the Chinese hunters who came first would be nothing but bait.

***

“Wait. Why are you taking the lead?” Choi Yeonseung asked in a puzzled manner.

The Chinese hunters were moving too far ahead.

Usually, when a large group of people did a raid, the members of the group would try to synchronize their movements with each other as much as possible. If someone went too far ahead by themselves, they risked getting ambushed by monsters. Despite that, the Chinese hunters were strangely advancing far ahead on their own, as if they had eaten something rotten and weren’t in their right minds.

"Is there a problem?"

“Didn’t you hear me? Why are you going forward like this?”

“We’re taking responsibility for everyone here, so we need to be ahead.”

The words of Pan Wugang shocked the hunters of the Mount Hua Sect.

“Hunter Choi Yeonseung. Something is suspicious. I think they’re up to something.”

“Maybe they’re trying to join forces with another group of hunters and ambush us!”

“It’s a wild guess.”

Of course, that wasn’t possible. The dungeon they were entering now was a plain-shaped dungeon with a straight road. There was no place for hunters to hide, and more than that, it was difficult for someone to avoid being sensed by Choi Yeonseung.

‘What are they thinking? Are they worried I’m going to take the loot?’

Choi Yeonseung was puzzled. Of course, it was entirely possible that the Chinese hunters were worried about that. They stabbed a lot of people in the back, and now they were scared of being at the other end of the knife. However, Choi Yeonseung had no intention of doing so. He was a constellation. He couldn’t be bothered to seal some loot from the Chinese hunters.

-I suspect that the elves are playing some kind of trick.

-What kind of trickery?

-Clever monsters tend to avoid strong warriors. Among the cold-blooded races, they sometimes use the weaker members of their group as bait to bring out the monster.

-......!

Choi Yeonseung realized what the words meant. So the elves actually wanted to clear out the dungeon?

‘Wow. It’s amazing!’

The battle of trickery between two scumbags! A spectator couldn’t help but feel admiration.

“I’ll be in charge now. Stop moving. We have to coordinate our movements.”

“......!”

The Chinese hunters were flustered by Choi Yeonseung’s words. Even if they raided together, he didn’t have the authority to give orders to hunters from another team. It didn’t matter how high his rank was.

“Hunter Choi Yeonseung. You don’t have the authority to order us, do you?”

“Um... That is true.”

Choi Yeonseung seemed resigned and Pan Wugang nodded with a look of satisfaction on his face. However, Choi Yeonseung wasn’t going to back down.

“Then I’ll give you orders without the authority. If you don’t want to get hurt, stop right away and come this way.”

“......!!!”

Everybody was shocked by Choi Yeonseung’s words.