Kill the Hero

Kill The Hero – Chapter 223 – Undead (1)

Translator: Seven

Editor: Ana_Banana

[Johann Georg bows his head to Isaac Ivanov!]

Johann Georg’s letter gained the admiration of the world.

And with that admiration, everyone turned to look at Isaac Ivanov and asked the same question.

-So what will Isaac Ivanov do? Will he join hands with Johann Georg?

How would Isaac Ivanov respond to Johann Georg’s letter?

Moreover, Isaac Ivanov had already cleared the dungeon and returned to reality.

So everyone waited for Isaac Ivanov’s answer.

-Why is he taking so long to respond?

-Isn’t Isaac Ivanov already outside of the dungeon?

However, despite their expectations, Isaac Ivanov had yet to respond.

The reason was simple.

‘I didn’t expect this to happen.’

Kim Woo-jin had yet to reach a clear conclusion.

Above all, Kim Woo-jin was certain about one thing.

‘Johann Georg definitely doesn’t have good intentions.’

The Johann Georg whom he knew, was not a man who was willing to go under anyone in order to save the world as the letter led everyone in the world to believe.

The King of Undead!

Because, just as the name suggested, he considered himself to be a king.

‘And the Messiah Guild even more so.’

And it was currently none other than the Messiah Guild who held the reins for Johann Georg.

‘Something’s going on.’

Therefore, Kim Woo-jin was certain that it was a trap.

Johann Georg was definitely a poison that they intended to inject directly into Isaac Ivanov’s body.

“Without a doubt, this is a trap.”

It was so obvious that even Lee Jin-ah realised that it was a trap.

“Their goal is obvious… there’s no way we can refuse, is there?”

The problem was that it wasn’t easy to escape this trap.

It was already clear what kind of answer the world expected.

Isaac Ivanov would agree to Johann Georg’s proposal, form the Dream Team and go on to clear dungeons.

So all that Isaac Ivanov could do was give them the fixed answer.

“If you refuse here, it would be impossible to kill Johann Georg like you promised the Lightning King.”

Furthermore, the Lightning King was involved with this issue.

If Isaac Ivanov shouted ‘NO’ here, then he and Johann Georg would never enter a dungeon together.

This meant that it would be impossible to deal with Johann Georg.

“If you don’t do it, the Lightning King would kill you…”

If that actually happened, the Lightning King would definitely try to punish Kim Woo-jin in some way.

That was the way he was.

A tyrant who could give one chance, but never two.

“You can’t refuse.”

Therefore, there were many reasons why Kim Woo-jin couldn’t reject the proposal.

Nevertheless, he still had yet to actually agree to the proposal.

Because Kim Woo-jin wasn’t a man who would agree to something simply because he had no other choice.

Therefore, Kim Woo-jin analyzed the situation more carefully.

‘I’m sure Lee Se-jun did something.’

Moreover, Isaac Ivanov had already grown enough to attract the attention of the great saviour, Lee Se-jun.

In other words, Lee Se-jun would definitely make a move in order to get rid of Isaac Ivanov.

‘If he opened his hidden vault…’

That meant that the saviour would probably open up his secret stash.

This meant that any of the powerful legendary items Lee Se-jun had collected so far could be used to take Kim Woo-jin’s life.

‘How terrifying.’

Kim Woo-jin felt his back become a bit cold.

Lee Se-jun and Park Shin-hye were the only ones who knew exactly what items were hidden in the Messiah Guild’s hidden stash.

It wouldn’t be strange if they had some ridiculous weapon that Kim Woo-jin didn’t know about.

‘It’s already too late to step back.’

Naturally, the answer Kim Woo-jin would give had long been decided.

Above all, there was one thing that Kim Woo-jin was certain about.

‘Lee Se-jun can’t enter the 6 Floor dungeon.’

As long as Lee Se-jun himself didn’t enter the dungeon, there was no reason for him to lose to others.

“There’s no reason to refuse.”

Only then did Kim Woo-jin finally give his assent.

“However, there’s no reason to just accept it.”

Kim Woo-jin’s eyes shined like a hungry beast.

…

[What will Isaac Ivanov’s choice be?]

Isaac Ivanov finally gave a response to this question.

[Isaac Ivanov begins his attack on the third dungeon!]

[Only one day break!]

[Isaac Ivanov runs till the end!]

Silently complete the competition. That was Isaac Ivanov’s response.

The world was confused by this.

-What’s going on? Why did he enter the dungeon without responding?

-He didn’t take a break this time?

-What does this mean?

This was completely unexpected, and because of it, people began debating Isaac Ivanov’s actions.

-Is he refusing?

ㄴIs he saying that he doesn’t care about a dog that admitted defeat?

ㄴMaybe he’s just ignoring it.

-It could be that he already made a decision, or he’s just being polite. After all, they’re still in the middle of a competition.

ㄴWell, this is Isaac Ivanov after all.

ㄴEven if the loser gave up, he’ll still finish the race. If nothing else, at least they cleared all the dungeons.

Some people thought it was a sign of rejection, while others saw it as acceptance.

Of course, there was one thing that was obvious.

-There must be a reason why he did this.

There must be a reason behind Isaac Ivanov’s actions.

Lee Jin-ah was the same.

[Survive for 6 days to proceed to the next floor.]

The moment he heard the notification signifying the start of the third dungeon attack, Lee Jin-ah turned to Kim Woo-jin and asked.

“Why did you enter the third dungeon right away?”

Kim Woo-jin tilted his head to the side when he heard that.

“Why?”

Lee Jin-ah continued.

“Hey, come on. I know you’re up to something. What are you planning to do this time?”

Lee Jin-ah poked Kim Woo-jin in the side with his elbow as he said those words, causing him to frown.

“Our plan is the same as I told you earlier. We’ll go to the Sphinx Dungeon with Johann Georg then get rid of him there.”

What other plans would they have?

Lee Jin-ah frowned slightly.

“Then why did we come here?”

“Naturally, to level up.”

“Level up?”

“Is there any other reason to enter dungeons?”

“That…”

Kim Woo-jin’s words weren’t wrong.

The fundamental reason why players entered dungeons was to level up, increase their skill ranks, and obtain items.

And it was also the only way to end the game and return the world back to its original state.

“You really came here just to level up?”

However, Lee Jin-ah didn’t accept those words so easily.

Kim Woo-jin spoke to Lee Jin-ah as though it was obvious.

“Isn’t it natural to raise our levels before our confrontation with Johann Georg?”

Along with those words, Kim Woo-jin looked at his status window.

[Kim Woo-jin]

– Level: 166

– Halo: Emissary of the Underworld

– Stats: Health(500+1325)/Stamina(2+581)/Magic Power(3+1232)

– Achievements: 149

– Extra points: 0

‘I won’t be able to use the Lich in the fight against Johann Georg.’

After checking his level, Kim Woo-jin turned to look at Lee Jin-ah.

‘But I’ll do my best to raise my level as high as possible.’

Thus, as he looked at Lee Jin-ah, Kim Woo-jin began formulating plans and strategies in order to level up quickly.

“It’ll be like a pig trying to eat a human… ah!”

Only then did Lee Jin-ah realise.

This third dungeon attack would be much more taxing when compared to the other two.

Kim Woo-jin then spoke to Lee Jin-ah.

“Let’s start with 10,000 monsters.”

…

Werewolf, Werebear, Weretiger… many humans who had body parts similar to monsters were gathered.

The number seemed to have long surpassed 5,000.

It was truly a horrific sight.

Rattle!

The presence of an army of Skeletons brandishing their weapons and charging at the group over a pile of corpses made it even more terrifying.

And the centerpiece of this army was the Dullahan holding its severed head in the center of the group.

Kyahahaha!

The Dullahan’s head let out a strange cry, making the scene that was already terrible, seem hellish.

And even these cries weren’t simple sounds.

[The Dullahan consumes the energy of the dead.]

As soon as the sound spread, blue smoke began rising from the piles of corpses, which then seeped into the Dullahan’s body.

[The Dullahan’s curse becomes stronger.]

At the same time, the flesh of the corpses near the Dullahan hardened as though they were frozen.

[Your level has increased.]

While this was happening, Kim Woo-jin heard his 169th level up notification.

This notification was much longer than others.

[Reached level 170. Inventory increased by 34 spaces.]

[The Emissary of the Underworld admires your growth. Inventory increased by an additional 34 spaces.]

[The Emissary of the Underworld bestows some power unto you.]

[The rank of the Vampire skill has increased by one.]

[The rank of the Blood Golem skill has increased by one.]

[The Emissary of the Underworld sends a special gift for you.]

[You have acquired Skill Stone(A).]

There were so many that the sounds rang out for a long time.

But Kim Woo-jin didn’t really pay attention to that.

[You have slain all the monsters that were cursed by the moon.]

[Cleared the dungeon.]

Kim Woo-jin didn’t even pay attention to the fact that he’d cleared the 5 Floor dungeon.

It didn’t seem like he was interested at all.

“Fuck, never again! I’m never partying with you again! Fuck, I’m on strike too! I’m going to tell Se-chan that I’m on strike! I can’t live like this anymore! You can find a new work horse!”

Despite the cries of Lee Jin-ah, who had experienced many days of suffering, Kim Woo-jin who normally would have said something, remained quiet.

Instead, he was doing calculations in his head.

‘17 days.’

This time, the attack took 17 days.

It was much longer than the two previous attacks.

The reason for this was the survival quests they got on the first and third floors.

Of course, Kim Woo-jin wasn’t anxious or worried because they took 17 days.

There was only one thing that he was currently interested in.

‘He’s probably waiting outside.’

This was more than enough time for Johann Georg to complete his dungeon attack and come to wait for Kim Woo-jin.

And due to this fact, a thought came to Kim Woo-jin’s mind.

‘Johann Georg.’

The King of Undead.

The last enemy who fought against the Messiah Guild, and even forced Lee Se-jun to make compromises.

The most powerful, cruel and amazing prey that Kim Woo-jin had ever hunted.

Only

Thinking this, Kim Woo-jin couldn’t help but smile slightly.

‘Now that I think about it, I only got to see Lee Se-jun’s real face after killing him.’

There was one simple reason why Lee Se-jun killed Kim Woo-jin.

With the death of the King of Undead, he no longer had any rivals.

Kim Woo-jin wondered what would have become of his relationship with Lee Se-jun if he didn’t manage to kill the King of Undead.

How would the story have flowed if he spared him instead of killing him?

As he asked himself this question, Kim Woo-jin headed to the dungeon gate.