A hero was regarded as a savior in this world.
Yet, unlike her glorious days now, Kang Su-jins previous life was not particularly remarkable.
Born into an ordinary family and raised in an ordinary neighborhood, she had decent friendships and grades at school
Such a human nature was common everywhere, but ironically, the world deed this ordinariness a sin and branded her a failure.
No matter how hard she tried, she lived a life that couldnt reach the average touted by society.
As much as she had been desperately thirsty for it, it was natural that the uniqueness she finally grasped felt increasingly special.
Its still not enough. To climb higher from here, this much is insufficient.
Perhaps she thought of the society that condemned diocrity?
Feeling impatient, believing even her current achievents fell short of other heroes average, she knew she needed significant results to gain support from the residents of this world.
For Kang Su-jin, who even found that slow, the prospect of being with those possessing valuable equipnt was a powerful temptation in itself
Well, nothing strange about it, right? Precious equipnt would benefit the world more in the hands of heroes like than in those of re adventurers.
In a world where people died like trash, and everyone called her a hero, what was wrong with removing those who couldnt even beco heroes and moving forward?
Moreover, the place she would soon be heading to was a lawless area outside the empire.
As long as there were no witnesses, her actions wouldnt be a problem since she wouldnt break any laws.
If I get the chance, Ill take everything. Not just from the fallen heroes, but from everyone I et.
Hiding these thoughts, she finally arrived at a VIP room inside a guilds tavern.
There, the ones waiting were adventurers specially selected and recomnded by the guild.
Ah, the hero has arrived.
Hehe, yes. Has everyone gathered?
Each one of them was high-ranked and a veteran with a mission success rate of over 80%.
Their presence alone, unlike the begging fallen heroes, would prove to the world the grandeur and high expectations she possessed.
Nice to et you all. Since weve t like this, lets start with introductions.
And since they know the status of a hero, they would surely understand her intentions and would not hesitate to cooperate.
With that confidence, Kang Su-jin soon boldly stood before them and spoke.
Murderers.
The word, aning criminals or traitors, was used similarly as slang in this world.
Mostly found in areas beyond the empires reach, especially in dungeons like the one we entered, their goal wasnt to conquer the dungeon but to kill parties attempting it, to steal their possessions or loot.
Naturally, in a world without CCTV or black boxes, finding evidence in lawless areas was nearly impossible, and selling the gathered items on the black market could practically establish a perfect cri.
In so ways, these were the kind of beings one should be more wary of than monsters or traps when conquering a dungeon
No, rather, with their blatant malice and obsession, they were qualitatively worse.
Certainly, in a sowhat explored dungeon, it might be different, but in an unexplored one like this, such types are more prevalent~
Damn, this has beco troubleso.
An ambush by a murderer capable of annihilating a party with a hero and no idea where they might co from.
Everyone, co here! Theres a body over here!!
Amidst this, there was the voice of a female mage.
Imdiately heading there, I saw a body lying under a slope below a corner.
Was he part of the sa party as the deceased hero?
In black tights that cover his entire body a bald person. It looks suspicious to anyone who sees it.
But what about the bloodstained bludgeon in his hand?
There are signs of a fight Could this person be the culprit?
Our party mbers gradually gathered around, showing interest.
Among them, I, along with the sniper, focused on examining the weapon held by the corpse.
Indeed, the form of the bludgeon and the fractured back of the skull seed to match.
This body has several arrows in it. Did he ambush a party, wipe them out, and then die stepping on a trap?
Oh dear, such bad luck~
Bad luck? More like a fool to let his guard down after looting a party in a trap-filled dungeon.
I agreed.
Robbing adventurers wasnt easy; one must watch out for dungeon traps and monsters, and there was also the risk of encountering other looters who might steal what youve barely managed to rob.
Blinded by montary greed, it wasnt easy to commit evil deeds comfortably in this world.
Oh, treasure found~
The sniper, rummaging through the looters body, exclaid with joy.
At his words, the vanguard and mage, seeing what was in his hand, collectively expressed their admiration.
Gems looted from that hero or rather, a magical core?
It looks quite valuable. Is that all he had?
It cant be helped~ Theres only so much one can carry alone, especially when stripping a corpse.
Certainly, in an unsecured state, the amount one could carry was limited.
No matter how valuable the armor, one must limit looted items to small objects to stay light.
Yes, up to that point, nothing seed too strange
Creak, creak.
There was a faint noise from the armor when it faced that gem.
The subtle twisting of the armors joints ant it was reacting to the power of that magical core.
Why? No, I understand now.
If that wasnt an ordinary gem but a magical core, then it was likely the magical core I joined this party to find.
It seed like the guild processed it and gave it to that green-haired hero, who was then ambushed and killed by a murderer. She was unlucky, even if I didnt know her na.
But youre not planning to keep that all to yourself, are you?
Haha, if I wanted to swindle it, I wouldnt have said anything. Lets entrust it to the hero for now and distribute it later, as per our agreent. Dont worry too much~ Here, Hero, take this!
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The sniper nonchalantly handed over the gem. Ga-ram, still unsettled, looked around at the other party mbers with a bewildered expression.
Naturally, valuable items should be first entrusted to the party leader for verification, but Ga-ram, unaccustod to such situations, was visibly tense as she looked around at her fellow party mbers.
In the gaze directed at , the lingering fear of encountering the corpse was still faintly present.
Um, but this belongs to soone else.
Theres no need to feel guilty.
I approached Ga-ram and spoke quietly.
Were rely picking up sothing from a corpse, not looting. If left alone, it would just decay, so its better for soone who can use it to take it for the sake of those who have passed.
Is is that so?
Yes, so for now, you should keep it.
I wanted to explain the situation and claim rightful ownership, but since it was perceived as sothing recovered during the dungeon exploration, not belonging to , I decided not to point it out for now.
There was no need to rush, after all.
I didnt know the thod yet, but if it went according to Airis prophecy, the mont I could fully possess that item would surely co soon.
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