Level 1 Player

The next day I got a call from the hospital.

It was reported that his father's condition had improved.

Hyunseong went to the hospital with his family.

“Are you really getting better?”

"That's right. Surprisingly, dying cells are coming back to life. This is a miracle!”

said the doctor with a fuss.

"thank you! thank you!"

The mother bowed her head to the doctor and expressed her gratitude.

“You don't have to thank me. To be honest, I can't figure out why the patient's condition suddenly improved. Obviously, I just injected the same amount of inhibitor as usual, but why did I get this result… … .”

“Is it possible that my father’s illness was cured naturally?”

At Hyunseong's words, the doctor put on an absurd expression.

“I said it was a miracle because the patient's condition was improving, not because he was cured. To be honest, I don't know the cause, so I don't know when it's going to get worse again."

“If you still don’t know, please check again. Isn't it possible that magic reflux may have been cured?"

“Well, if you want, I will. But the cost of re-examination is not high... … .”

“I will pay the full cost of the inspection in advance. So please don't worry."

The doctor, who confirmed Hyunseong's strong will, nodded his head with a face that he couldn't help it.

“Then I will.”

A few days later, the results of his father's reexamination came out.

Surprisingly, the verdict came out.

Mother and sister shed tears of joy.

“If you get good rehabilitation training, you will be able to lead a normal life.”

“Then it would be better to move to a hospital specializing in rehabilitation.”

At Hyunseong's words, the doctor opened his mouth with a sad expression on his face.

“Do you really need to move? Even if you do not move to a hospital, you can receive adequate rehabilitation treatment here. Also, I think it would be better to receive rehabilitation treatment here to prevent the recurrence of an unknown disease... … .”

“I will move. Please proceed with the discharge process.”

Due to Hyunseong's strong will, the doctor had no choice but to go through the discharge procedure.

Hyunseong and his family took his father to a hospital specializing in rehabilitation.

After the Hyunseong family left, the doctor analyzed every inhibitor that was given to Hyunseong's father to find the reason why the incurable disease was suddenly cured.

However, no matter how much he analyzed and analyzed, he could not figure out the reason why the incurable magic reflux disease was cured.

* * *

“How long do you have to wait?”

One of the secret agents asked, seemingly cramped.

“The target’s dungeon entry pattern suddenly changed to irregular. We have to wait until it becomes constant again.”

Inukuso answered with an expressionless face.

“Can’t we just attack when we enter the dungeon?”

“As I said before, we assume the worst-case scenario. We cannot tolerate even the slightest change.”

At Inukuso's reply, the other secret agents let out a long sigh.

“I’m from the Self-Defense Forces, so I’m very strict.”

“That’s it.”

Prior to awakening as a player, Inukuso belonged to the Self-Defense Forces Special Forces.

And now he was working as a secret agent in Japan, half of his own.

“He seemed to be doing pretty well when he was a member of the Self-Defense Forces.”

“I did well when I was a player. He was called the hero of Osaka and was highly praised. But I don't know why such a great person moves with us. What the hell did you commit?”

“Did I hear that it was juvenile rape?”

“You said you raped a boy, not a girl?”

“It wasn’t just rape, it wasn’t murder, was it?”The sarcasm of co-workers rang in my ears.

Inukuso didn't care what his comrades were saying.

No, he honestly didn't even think of them as colleagues.

They were just tools that came together while achieving their goals.

No one gets angry at tools being sarcastic.

It would be a problem if he showed such an attitude while the operation was being carried out, but it was not.

When you go into operation, you follow the instructions carefully.

'I'll wait another week.'

The target's behavioral pattern began to become constant again.

If I showed the same behavior pattern for a week, I thought I would move.

* * *

Hyunseong purchased the Jokjok Elixir that collects points.

He was to feed Lucia.

Lucia also bought and consumed an elixir with the money she earned from selling modern items.

Although she didn't immediately get stronger like Hyunseong, Lucia's stats also rose quickly.

At the same time, he also increased his enthusiasm for hunting, which had been neglected.

Baek Woo-shin was growing up well on his own.

Although they did not grow as quickly as Hyunseong and Lucia, they were gradually increasing their titles by accumulating achievements.

"uh?"

Hyunseong's expression hardened while he was busy hunting.

“Lucia.”

“Why are you doing this, my lord?”

“We are under siege.”

At Hyunseong's words, Lucia's expression hardened.

“Are they Japanese?”

“It seems very likely.”

They weren't as clumsy as a human trafficking organization.

Enemies approached in a way that completed the encirclement and gradually narrowed down.

Thanks to that, he recognized the presence of the enemies too late.

“I think the numbers are pretty high.”

The number of masses of magic felt exceeded fifteen.

“Is it possible to hire mercenaries?”

At Lucia's question, Hyunseong shook his head.

He bought the Jokjok Elixir that accumulates points and fed it to Lucia.

Thanks to that, the remaining points now were less than 10 billion.

But I wasn't too worried.

It is because Hyunseong and Lucia became incredibly strong as much as they consumed a lot of points.

“Once the siege is complete, let’s gnaw at the enemies. Go about 100 meters to the right and you'll see an enemy. After that, move to the left and annihilate the enemies.”

“I see, my lord.”

percussion!

After receiving Hyunseong's instructions, Lucia flew to the right.

Hyunseong used the blink skill as it is.

Shoo!

Hyunseong's figure disappeared into the air.

The place where Hyunseong reappeared was above the head of the encircled enemy.

Confused by the sudden surprise, the opponent tried to escape.

However, it was slow enough to look like a slug in the eyes of Hyunseong, whose agility stat exceeded 800.

Scratch!The dragon blood sword cut off the opponent's head in one blow.

percussion!

Hyunseong, who slashed the floor while cutting off the enemy's head, moved toward the next target.

“Ice Storm!”

The bewildered enemy blew a skill.

Ice Storm, a wide-area attack skill, blocked Hyunseong's front.

There was no way to escape.

Hyunseong went straight through the ice storm.

The bewildered enemy continued to fire skills.

But he couldn't stop Hyunseong's steps.

The skill resistance given by the mental strength stat beyond 850 was truly amazing. In addition, the skill resistance added by the Demon King's Gauntlets and the Thunder Dragon's Scales was added.

It wasn't prepared in advance, and I was able to chew on the skills I hurriedly blew up with my bare body.

Scratch!

Hyunseong's sword blew the neck of the enemy who was firing his skills.

The cooldown of the Blink skill is back.

Hyunseong used his blink skill towards the next target.

“Everyone gather!”

At Inukuso's shout, the Japanese secret agents, who had been scattered widely around, quickly united into one.

But the damage was great.

A total of 19 people were mobilized for this operation.

However, eight people were killed before even a proper battle could be fought.

There were only 11 people left.

The first and second targets were rushing towards the united Japanese secret agents.

Even Japanese secret agents did not stand still.

Tankers blocked the front and used defensive skills, and wizard-type dealers prepared powerful attack skills by gathering magic power.

Fragile!

At that moment, a pitch-black lightning bolt engulfed the group of secret Japanese agents.

Aww!

Defensive skills disappeared with a huge explosion.

A jet-black thunderbolt that destroyed the defensive skill covered the wizard-type dealers who were preparing for a ranged attack.

“Aaaaah!”

Along with a desperate scream, the bodies of the wizard-type dealers turned into a handful of charcoal.

The second target rushed in while the panicked tanks did not know what to do.

Aww!

The second target's shield charge blew away the tanks in front.

Scratch!

The sword of the second target began to mercilessly cut through the tankers who were disorganized.

The tanks couldn't even resist properly.

“Give up the operation! Scatter and run!”

With those words, Inukuso was the first to run away.

The surviving secret agents also ran towards the exit with all their might.

Whoops!

“Gagging!”

Fragile!

“Aww!”

The desperate screams of his comrades could be heard in the ears of this escaping Nukuso.

‘Something is wrong with this.’

A cold sweat ran down Inukuso's back.He was fully prepared without being vigilant.

He assumed that his opponent was number one in the world ranking and moved.

We assumed the worst-case scenario and prepared dozens of ways to respond to it.

However, this result was completely unexpected.

They planned to hunt lions, not dragons.

I thought there could be casualties.

But I didn't expect it to come out so much.

Inukuso and his companions considered themselves hunters.

but it wasn't

That was a huge mistake.

They were prey, not hunters.

‘The evaluation of the first target is wrong, but the evaluation of the second target is also wrong.’

It took 190 secret agents, not 19, to capture those two.

No, I wasn't sure what I could do with those two even if those numbers were gathered.

Inukuso fled with all his might while using his stealth skill.

'You idiots. To say that you have to deal with such monsters with only this number of people.’

Even while he was running away, resentment against the Japanese Dimensional Gate Management Department and the Intelligence Department soared.

Fragile!

At that moment, a jet-black lightning bolt covered Inukuso's body.

"ha! ha!"

Hyunseong let out a rough breath.

It was a short battle, but the stamina consumption was quite large.

The reason was that he used the Black Lightning Dragon's breath as his power several times.

Thanks to that, he was able to crush the enemy's strong defense with one blow, but the consumption of mana and stamina was enormous.

If there were a lot of enemies, they would have absorbed their blood to recover enough health and magic.

However, since the number was small, the amount consumed was more than the amount recovered.

‘I need to refine it a bit more.’

It seemed like we had to invest more in raising the Black Dragon's Breath proficiency.

“The survivors have been gathered in one place, my lord.”

At Lucia's words, Hyunseong approached the assassins.

Only three were captured.

All the rest died.

The conditions of the captured enemies were not so good either.

It was almost negligible even if it was a half-corpse.

Hyunseong used the Great Hill skill.

As a rare grade skill, the effect was better than that of a normal heal.

As the mana continued to be invested, the bodies of the enemies who were in a semi-corpse state began to recover rapidly.

After some treatment, Hyunseong stopped the Great Hill skill and went through their belongings.

Fortunately, items that were not imbued with magical powers remained quite intact.

“Psychometry.”

In the eyes of Hyunseong, who cast the skill, the life of the past month that the enemies had sent was unfolded.

* * *

‘They were Japanese too.’

Hearing what they were saying, I expected it, but it was nonetheless.

“Ugh!”

While Hyunseong read the past unfolding with his psychometry skill, the enemies who had lost their minds awakened.

Enemies who came to their senses had a bewildered expression on their faces.

Of course I thought I would win.

With their power, they thought that even if the target was a top-ranked player, it could be sufficiently suppressed.

However, the result was the opposite.

suffered unilaterally.

Hyunseong casts a skill on those who wake up.

“The contract of truth.”

This is a skill used by inquisitors, and it was purchased and learned a while ago.

“If you want to live, you better agree.”

At Hyunseong's warning, the three accepted the skill by crying and eating mustard.

After the consent process was over, Hyunseong's magic penetrated into the three people's bodies.

“How many secret agents are left?”

At Hyunseong's question, the two of them rolled their eyes.

But one person was different.

“I don’t know for sure, but I know there are about 20 or 30 more.”

The person who opened his mouth was their leader Inukuso.

The two of them were bewildered and stared at Inukuso.

Whoops!

Lucia's shield flew towards them.

The bodies of the two who had barely recovered were torn again.

“How many people know about my existence?”

“It is presumed that only Dimension Gate Minister Tanaka and his aides know about it. It is speculated that Minister Tanaka is blocking the information without reporting to the upper management in order to play a role.”

Hyunseong kept asking questions.

Inukuso answered honestly.

He did not exercise the right to remain silent.

He spoke only the truth with all his heart and sincerity.

“Do you want to live?”

Hyunseong asked Inukuso.

Inukuso nodded his head.

He wanted to live.

If he could survive, he could throw away his loyalty and loyalty to his country.

“Is it because of your daughter?”

Hyunseong's question surprised Inukuso.

“How do you do that?”

Hyunseong didn't know the details.

I just watched Inukuso video call his daughter through his psychometry skill.

In the smartphone video, Inukuso's daughter was wearing a hospital uniform.

“Tell me about your situation. Keep it as concise as possible.”

At Hyunseong's words, Inukuso opened his mouth.

Inukuso was originally a member of the Self-Defense Forces Special Forces.

He then awakened as a player when he was 12 years ago.

Even as a player, Inukuso continued to win.

From the moment he awakened, he had hero-grade skills, so he took the elite course properly.

After signing with the Japan Players Association, he literally made a big splash.

He played a decisive role in suppressing a large-scale monster wave that took place in the Osaka area, earning him the title of Hero of Osaka.

The problem arose when my daughter, my only blood relative, was afflicted with magical erosion, which is said to have a fatality rate of 100%.

He flew to America to save the life of his daughter.

He poured out all of his fortune to pay for his hospital bills.

Until the fortunes ran out, not even a cure, let alone an inhibitor, was developed.

He spent all day hunting monsters and taking out loans to pay for the hospital bills.Then I got my hands on the debt.

But even then, there was not enough money.

At that time, the Japanese dimensional gate management team approached and whispered that there was an opportunity to make a lot of money.

Inukuso succumbed to the temptation.

And he acted as a secret agent in the Japanese Dimensional Gate Management Department.

When Inukuso dies, he cannot make any money.

When that happens, her daughter dies.

Hyunseong's head turned violently upon hearing Inukuso's story.

'I think I can use it enough... … . Status window.’

Hyunseong opened the status window.

In order to cure his father's magic reflux disease, Hyunseong went through every potion that existed in the purchase window.

There were many types of potions, but unfortunately there was no cure for magic reflux.

However, there are quite a few treatments for other diseases.

‘It’s a cure for magical erosion… … . I must have seen it around here.’

Hyunseong, who was diligently searching for rare grade potions, finally found a cure.

Magic Neutralizer – Rare

- It can cure magic erosion and power wasting.

- This is a consumable item.

-Seller: Re-Commerce

-Sales price: 9,999,999 points

'have.'

It was even very cheap.

Since it was a rare grade potion, it was natural that it was cheap.

‘It can be solved with 10 million points.’

Not 100 billion points, but 10 million points.

From Hyunseong's point of view, it's like a penny.

“Hey, you.”

"Yes!"

“Could you possibly kill all the people who know about me in the Japanese Dimensional Gate Management Department?”

At Hyunseong's question, Inukuso was not a bit bewildered.

“It may or may not be possible.”

“Show the status window.”

At Hyunseong's words, Inukuso quickly opened his status window.

'Pretty useful.'

Inukuso was a typical assassin.

Agility's stats exceeded 1,000, but other stats were relatively boring.

His insufficient attack power seemed to be resolved with skills such as weakness detection and unintentional strike.

“I will do whatever I ask. Just save me.”

Inukuso did the fighting.

"great. let me live As long as you accept the deal I'm proposing."

thud!

"thank you!"

Inukuso answered, banging his head on the ground.

Hyunseong picked an item from the purchase window.

Soul Contract – Heroic Rank

- I feel extreme pain whenever I try not to fulfill what is written in the contract.

-If you do not comply with the contents of the contract, you will die in excruciating pain.

-A contract is effective only when agreed to by one's own will without coercive force.-Seller: Rios

-Sales price: 9,999,999,999 points

-Consumable Item Soul Contract - Would you like to purchase a Heroic Tier? Once purchased, items cannot be refunded or exchanged.

-[Yes No]

I just clicked yes.

-Consumable Item Soul Contract - You have purchased a hero grade.

‘The contract is more expensive than the cure.’

The treatment cost 10 million points, but the contract was worth 10 billion points.

'But it's good to be certain. And if I can use 10 billion points to play with such a talented person as I want, that’s a good thing.’

Hyunseong grabbed the contract and started writing down what he wanted.

The contents of the contract were simple.

Hyunseong gives Inukuso's daughter a cure for her illness.

The moment he receives the treatment, Inukuso is sincerely loyal to Hyunseong.

With him, she absolutely obeys Hyunseong's instructions.

“Come on, sign it.”

Hyunseong offered Inukuso a contract.

“Cure for magical erosion? Can you really cure magic erosion?”

Inukuso asked with a surprised expression.

“You can see the item effect too. you can't see it If you do not do this, you will die.”

At Hyunseong's words, Inukuso confirmed the item effect of the Soul Contract over and over again.

“I will sign it right now!”

Inukuso quickly signed it.

Wrath!

At that moment, the contract was engulfed in purple light and torn in two.

And it was absorbed into the bodies of Hyunseong and Inukuso.

“I, too, will sign! Save me!”

“Me too! Give me the contract!”

The two surviving men exclaimed in earnest voices.

“You guys can’t. It only activates when there is no coercive power.”

Inukuso would have signed the contract unconditionally if he could only cure her daughter, even if his life was not at stake.

But they are trying to fake signatures in order to live.

If it wasn't for a life-threatening situation, I would never sign.

If you give them a contract, you will only lose 10 billion points.

Crucially, they were genuine garbage.

Those who committed crimes that could not be said even if they were executed immediately were commuted on condition that they work as secret agents.

Hyunseong lightly swung his dragon blood sword.

Scratch!

Both men's heads were cut off at the same time.

After dealing with the two useless bastards, Hyunseong opened the purchase window and chose a magic neutralizer.

-Consumable Item Magic Neutralizer - Would you like to purchase a rare grade? Once purchased, items cannot be refunded or exchanged.

-[Yes No]

I just clicked yes.

-Consumable Item Magic Neutralizer - You have purchased a rare grade.

A magic neutralizer appeared with a blue light.

“Come on, take it.”

Hyunseong passed the magic neutralizer to Inukuso.

The moment Inukuso receives the magic neutralizer... … .

- The conditions for the fulfillment of the contract of the soul have been fulfilled. Soul Contract is activated.A system message appeared in front of Hyunseong and Inukuso.

It wasn't just a system message that came to mind.

In Inukuso's heart, his loyalty to Hyunseong soared.

“Don’t tell anyone about the strange phenomenon you just saw or the contract of the soul. No, don't disclose information about me to anyone unless I have given you permission."

At Hyunseong's words, Inukuso nodded.

The moment he speaks, he breaks the contract and he dies.

However, there was no reaction to such coercive measures.

It just felt like a normal instruction.

“Once I say that my plan has failed and I return to Japan, I will kill anyone who knows about me.”

"all right."

“Um, I might fail with the current specs, so I’ll give you a little help.”

- Player Inukuso has been offered the appointment.

“First, accept it.”

"Yes."

-Player Inukuso accepted the job offer.

- Leadership is consumed by 60.

“First of all, I need to upgrade my abilities.”

There are no points right now.

“Lucia, how many points do you have left?”

“There are only about 5 billion points.”

“Let’s start with the collection.”

Hyunseong and Lucia took the equipment the dead assassins were carrying, as well as the skillbooks and items they vomited as they died.

This alone seemed to be worth hundreds of billions of points.

Hyunseong selected skill books related to assassination among them and handed them over to Inukuso.

“Take it.”

"Yes."

After that, he bought the Elixir by stealing the points from Lucia.

Fortunately, the items were sold out in the middle, so I was able to purchase all of the elixirs I was aiming for.

"eat."

At Hyunseong's instructions, Inukuso took the elixir without saying a word.

Thanks to that, Inukuso's poor strength, stamina, magic, and mental strength stats rose to 300.

Hyunseong decided to use one of the cannon phones used by secret agents.

He was also given a cannon phone number that Inukuso uses as a secret agent.

“Then go now. Oh, and treat your daughter only after you've completed your mission. Because you might be suspicious.”

“I will. But, my lord.”

"Why?"

“If you report that the operation has failed, the Japanese Dimensional Gate Management Department will ask you why. Also, in order not to be suspicious, you should also give some information about the master and the hostess. How should I respond then?”

“They say that the Korean Players Association intervened and managed to escape. Reports about me as moderately high-level players, and Lucia just calls them low-level players.”

"all right."

“Then go now. Be as cautious as possible.”

"Yes."

Inukuso disappeared towards the exit with an answer.

“Can the author really do it?”

Lucia asked with a questionable expression.

“I will do it. If you fail, you lose your chance to save her daughter.”

Hyunseong was obviously told to treat her daughter after completing the mission.

From Nukuso's point of view, the assassination had to be carried out with the utmost care and prudence, even in order to cure her daughter.

If her assassination fails, not only her own life but also her daughter's life will be lost.

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