Return of the Frozen Player

r>From a logical point of view, it made no sense that a player that had debuted only two months ago could defeat all of them.
If Kal Signer were in their shoes, he’d also snort at the notion. 

They probably think I’m trying to pin the blame on someone else. 

Creak. Someone opened the door of the hut and stepped in. 

“……!”

“……!”

Neither of them had been able to sense the visitor’s presence.
Kal Signer and his subordinate nervously grabbed their weapons. 

Rumble! Crash!

Thunder flashed ominously, and the stranger wearing a magician’s hat stood silently at the door.
As soon as they saw who it was, the two dropped their weapons.
Sweat started to bead on their foreheads as they got on one knee. 

Demonic energy…!

Their power is like one of the executives’ Supreme Masters!

The Fiend Association was a group of scum.
The only reason why there was a hierarchy was because of the Supreme Masters.
They adapted special traits of the demonic clan and looked exactly like them. 

Being scared of a fiend who was stronger than them was a common occurrence. 

“……”

The stranger was silent for a second longer before turning to Kal Signer. 

“Are you Kal Signer?”

“…Y-yes.” He wouldn’t dare lie.
The violent energy filled the hut and covered the entire area.
The stranger stared at Kal Signer for a moment before taking off his hat, revealing the ice-cold face of an elderly man.
He spoke,

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“I am Nazad Hallow.
Even if I don’t say it, you know the reason why I’ve come to you.”

“……!”

“N-Nazad Hallow-nim?” Kal Signer’s mind went blank.
Had this old man come to repay him for his disciple’s death?

But Nazad said something else.
“I saw your report.
I’m intrigued.”

“…My report?”

“The one about Seo Jun-ho.”

Seo Jun-ho! 

Realizing what he was saying, Kal Signer nodded eagerly.
“Y-yes.
I posted a report about him.”

“If I follow, the rookie named Seo Jun-ho defeated the Shadow Brothers and the Watchdogs… He’s deeply connected to my disciple’s death.
Is that what you meant?”

“Yes.
Seo Jun-ho is no doubt related to their deaths.” Kal Signer wasn’t actually sure.
But if he wanted to survive, he had to insist that Seo Jun-ho was related. 

“Hm.
But how is that possible? It’s barely been two months since that rookie debuted.”

“That’s…”

Kal Signer’s eyes quickly shifted.
He was both powerless and powerful, and had wits befitting of an executive of the Fiend Association. 

Nazad Hallow didn’t come here to ask me such trivial questions. Someone as powerful as Nazad didn’t move without a clear goal in mind.
Kal Signer realized what it was and slowly raised his head.

“If I’m honest, I’m not sure how it’s possible either.”

“…You’re not sure?” Nazad Hallow’s eyes were as cold as frost.
Magic and Demonic energy merged into one, gripping Kal Signer by the throat and raising him up. 

“K-kuh!”

“Do you think I came all the way to hear that?”

“I-I really don’t know.
But…!” Kal Signer was desperate to save himself.
“I will… capture him… and bring him to you!”

“……”

Nazad held him for a moment longer and tapped his cane lightly on the ground. 

Crash! Kal Signer fell and coughed violently.
Nazad leaned in. 

“I will give you half a year.
Find him and bring him to me within that time,” he said coldly. 

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“Cough… B-but, Nazad-nim, he has to reach level 30 before he can come to the 2nd floor.
I can’t do anything about that…”

“Don’t misunderstand.
You gambled your life to make the impossible possible.”

Nazad scattered into dust and disappeared. 

Shwaaaaa!

The hut was once again filled with the sound of rain.
Kal Signer’s subordinate quickly scrambled to him. 

“Signer-nim, are you alright?”

“…Dammit.” Kal Signer banged his fist on the floor and bit his lip.
“We’ll ditch Kim Woo-joong and go down to the 1st floor.
Find a Pathfinder,” he ordered gravely.

The Pathfinder would help him go down the dimensional elevator while avoiding the eyes of the Player Association.

 

* * *

 

Drip, drip.

An AI carrier followed Seo Jun-ho as he walked.
He entered the room that Cha Si-eun had booked for him and looked up at the gloomy Grantham sky. 

“This country’s weather is as bad as ever.” England could go through four seasons in one day.
When he’d arrived at the airport, the sky was bright and the weather was summery, but it had become autumnal in the afternoon. 

Seo Jun-ho finished organizing his luggage and checked his schedule.

The raid is in four days. He’d only come early to adjust to the time difference so he could be at peak condition.
The more experienced a player was, the more they had to pay attention to their condition before they went into a Gate.

“I’ll have to get warmed up in these four days.”

Most players spent the days before a raid adjusting their diet and doing light exercise.
But in order to bring out the best in his fighting, Seo Jun-ho made a different choice. 

“Let’s go for a long walk.”

Before he entered the Wild Forest, he was planning to clear another Gate in the area.

 

Webtoon: Chapters 36 – 37