Chapter 210: Crossroads, Part I
Translator: HunterW
Editor: RED
I cut down the undead monsters that stood in my way as I headed for the dungeon exit instead of sprinting past them like I used to. I had hunted for two and a half months straight, but I wasn’t feeling tired, and decided I may as well take the ti to get so extra EXP.
“But now that I’ve gotten my STR up to 20,000, what should I do now? Should I keep raising my STR, or should I get my VIT and AGI up to 20,000 as well?” If I made it my goal to get VIT, AGI, INT, and WIL up to 20,000 points, I could be obtaining 10,000 points in bonus Stat points. That was a lot of bonus Stat points, but the question was, would it be worth spending points on the two Stats I didn’t really need, instead of focusing on the Stats I did need?
I scoffed at myself. I was already thinking about what to do with my Stat points when I didn’t even have a single one leftover. “I’ll make my decision after I’ve saved up a bit first. It’s hard to save points by leveling up, anyway. If anything, I’m going to need another quest like Ti Attack!”
Wrapped up in my thoughts, I soon found myself outside of the dungeon.
“Mr. Lee!” the guard shouted, surprised when he saw erge from the dungeon entrance.
“Hey there!”
“I was surprised to hear from the FOBs that they hadn’t seen you for more than a week.”
“Oh, yeah. I got caught up in hunting.” I made the effort to rest every two to three days of hunting, but all I did was hunt after two months had passed and I grew closer to my goal. I had even received a call from the Shire Guild when the FOB I had visited often hadn’t heard from in over a week.
“Ah… I see,” the guard said, weirded out by my calm response.
“By the way, I notice it’s gotten a bit noisy.” There were always many Shire Guild mbers around the dungeon entrance, but today, a large group of them were gathered around, fervently talking about sothing.
“Oh, right. Sothing interesting is happening in xico right now.”
“What’s that?”
“A single man is fighting against the Nueva Chivas Rio Guild, the guild that controls xico and Central Arica. He supposedly appeared out of nowhere and is pretty strong. There are many videos of him out right now. Shall I show you one?”
“No, I’m fine. Thanks.” When the guard ntioned the Nueva Chivas Rio Guild, I knew exactly who he was talking about. The Avenger had appeared. To be more exact, he was the failed Avenger.
I bid my farewells to the guard and quickly headed to the Teleporter in New York City to warp back to Seoul. I was actually interested in this coming event. I didn’t want to completely butt in since it didn’t really have anything to do with , but I wanted to do sothing about the non-recyclable piece of trash that was the NCR Guild.
“His na was Pedro, wasn’t it?” The NCR Guild controlled xico with an iron fist and made sure everything that went on inside never leaked to the rest of the world. Unfortunately for them, Pedro’s attacks had punched walls into the NCR Guild’s hold, and many people had managed to escape, devas and mortals alike. Thanks to them, the NCR Guild’s cris were revealed to the rest of the world. These sins were so inhumane that it made the Yung Gong Guild look like Nirvana.
Had Pedro’s revenge succeeded, the entire world would have condemned the NCR Guild and buried the guild once and for all. Still, even though he had failed, the strength he had shown to the rest of the world was trendous.
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Seoul…
As soon as I stepped of the Teleporter platform, I could hear the entire square talking about one man.
“Hey, did you watch it?”
“Of course I did!”
“Dude, it was crazy! I bet this new guy is almost as strong as Lee Jiwon.”
“What? No, they’re not. Lee Jiwon faced like three thousand soldiers at once, and there were only about a thousand in the video.”
“That’s right. Lee Jiwon even defeated the Reaper first, too.”
“I’m just saying, just saying. Then how many do you think you can face alone?”
“? Maybe… about thirty?”
“What a load of crap. Why the hell are you comparing yourselves to godly devas?”
“Quit fighting over nonsense. But that Nueva Chivas Rio Guild is pretty trashy, isn’t it?”
“Yeah, I heard about that, too. Thanks to this guy, so many people managed to escape the NCR Guild, and they’re saying the NCR Guild tortures and murders mortals for fun. Man… I’ve been saying Hell Joseon all this ti, but it’s a blessing that I was born in Korea.”
{TN: Hell Joseon is a that beca popularized pretty recently. It combines Hell and Joseon, the last Korean Dynasty before Japanese involvent, and basically ans Korea is shit to live in.}
“Hey, the NCR Guild originated from the xican drug cartel of the sa na. It’s what they do.”
“I don’t care about what or why they do it. I just want to see them get destroyed one day.”
“ too!”
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It was like they wanted soone like the Punisher to deal with the NCR Guild. I was the sa in the past.
I quickly headed for ho, stopping by the Sunbin Guild for whatever information they had on what was happening in xico. I couldn’t do anything to help the Avenger in the past, just like I couldn’t do anything about the Yung Gong Guild back then. I was too weak and I was a coward. But that was then. I was strong now. I had developed an interest, and while I wasn’t ready to step in completely, I at least wanted to see if there was anything I could do this ti.
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Three hours later in my drawing room…
“I didn’t realize you would co yourself. I would have been satisfied with a simple report,” I said to Song Haechang, who was sitting in front of .
“Well, we have been observing them for so ti now. And since you made the request, I thought why not,” Song Haechang replied with a small smile. “Here’s what we have on the NCR Guild and this new individual. I’m confident enough to say that the information on there is about 99% accurate.”
I believed him. If this report ca directly from the Sunbin Guild, then I knew the intel was reliable. “Thank you,” I said and accepted the thick folder. I opened it up and skimd through it.
It really was Pedro the Avenger. There was also quite a bit of information about the NCR Guild, as well. So of it I knew about from my past life, but there was also a lot about the inhumane cris they had committed that I did not know about. The report also ntioned Cantana Alejandro nurous tis and that he was mostly responsible for the guild’s wrongdoings.
Song Haechang noticed that I had stopped on the intel about Cantana Alejandro and spoke up. “He’s the heir to the NCR Guild, and has a special ability known only as the Mad Butcher. We believe he and Pedro have so history, as he seems to be focusing on retaliating against Pedro right now.”
“I see,” I said with a nod. I knew about that part as well. I was actually pretty surprised at how well the Sunbin Guild’s report matched with what I rembered.
“Huh?” The last page had my na on it, as well as the nas of many organizations and solo players. “The NCR Guild’s approach list?” was the heading on the page.
“Pedro is strong, which is why he is able to face the NCR Guild on his own.”
Right, I knew that. That was what happened in the past and why he was the focus of attention in New York and Seoul.
“To be honest…” Song Haechang leaned forward and spoke in a low voice. “Sunbin and many other guilds and organizations have had our eyes on Pedro for so ti. Rather than stay away from what’s going on, we’re waiting for the right ti to aid Pedro. Of course, smaller guilds and organizations can’t do the sa for fear of retaliation from the NCR Guild.”
“…” Song Haechang had a point. Having soone like Pedro the Avenger as an ally was definitely a huge plus, ethically and economically. But I knew sothing about Pedro that no other guild or organization could ever know about. Pedro was like a cicada. He lived most of his life as a pupa, and now that he had reached adulthood, he wasn’t going to last very long. This was the biggest reason he had failed getting his revenge against the NCR Guild. He faded away as soon as he appeared.
“I see,” I said, not saying anything more.
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I kept thinking on what to do after Song Haechang left. If I didn’t know that Pedro’s end was near, I honestly would have killed him. The only reason I thought differently was because I knew he wasn’t going to beco a rival or anything.
“But… he’s not a rival. No one can rival right now.”
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One week later…
Once my allies had discovered that I had an interest in Pedro, they sent over their own reports on the events in xico. They also included many videos showcasing his abilities. He was growing stronger by the day. In fact, his strength was actually visibly growing exponentially. It was pretty unbelievable.
“So he’s basically pouring out energy day by day. The stronger he grows, the shorter his lifespan becos.” This was the truth that only I knew.
“But wouldn’t it be better if he just keeps that part of his abilities hidden and recruits the help of so other large guild? I’m sure Luana would at least be willing to help, and could make short work of the NCR Guild.”
It beca harder and harder to make my decision as the days passed. Pedro had only about two more weeks to live. From what I knew, Sunbin, Shire, Myth, and Abu Dhabi had reached out to Pedro, letting him know that we were willing to help, but he kept ignoring us. He seed adamant that he was going to destroy the NCR Guild on his own.
Just then, soone knocked on my door. I already knew that there were two strangers heading for my ho. I had never felt their aura before.
“What is it?”
“You have guests, young master.”
“Who are they?”
“They’re from the NCR Guild, young master.”
“…” My na was on the list Song Haechang had given . The NCR Guild was planning on approaching those organizations and people on that list to recruit to defeat Pedro. But I didn’t expect them to actually co.
“Let them in.”
“Yes, sir.”
I would at least hear what they had to say.
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