I Became the Final Boss in the Game

Chapter 116 : Chapter 116

Chapter 116. The Color of the Evil Spirit (1)

Chae Hong-gyu approached the two men and said.

"Johnny, Sven, please calm down for now."

"……."

"……."

At Chae Hong-gyu's words, the two men sat near the parasol.

Like that, three men sat around the table.

Chae Hong-gyu, Johnny Paul, and Sven.

All three were prison breakers from Mugan.

An air of wariness flowed between Johnny and Sven, while Chae Hong-gyu was looking at the two with strangely benevolent eyes.

Sven asked while opening a beverage bottle he brought from inside the store.

"So Hong-gyu, why did you call us?"

"First of all, Mayor Cha Hak-jun issued a summons……."

"No no, I already heard about that. The important thing is why you called us to this secluded and lackluster neighborhood."

"I have to complete the summoning task for the last person."

"The last one? Who?"

"Kim Eun-tae."

Kim Eun-tae.

As soon as that name popped out, Johnny and Sven's faces turned sour.

Johnny said.

"…Why that bastard Kim Eun-tae?!"

"I told you. A summons was issued."

"No……! Even so, not him!"

Although calmer than Johnny, Sven's reaction was similar to Johnny's.

"…Look here, Hong-gyu. I also think Kim Eun-tae isn't the one. We shouldn't drag him in. He is impossible to control."

"That's right, he is impossible to control. If I were alone."

"Wait a minute."

"That is why I called you two. Sven, Johnny, please help me just this once."

"……."

Johnny and Sven let out long sighs and were silent for a while.

Sven said.

"…Then Hong-gyu, let me ask something more fundamental."

"Go ahead."

"What is the reason for the summons?"

"As I told you, it is a contract killing."

"Then isn't it enough for just the two of us to go and handle it?"

Then Johnny cut in.

"Two? Why leave me out?"

"Considering your ability, you are nothing but a hindrance to team play, you moron."

"This bastard, watch how you speak……!"

As sparks flew between Johnny and Sven again, Chae Hong-gyu began to mediate once more.

"Now now, please calm down. On this part, Johnny is right. Sven, if I am here, team play between the three of us is possible. You know what my ability is, right?"

"…Well fine, let's say that's true. But then, isn't Kim Eun-tae unnecessary anyway?"

"Francis and Jensen, those two were killed by the hands of a single person."

"I know that too. But just because of that……."

"And by the hands of that single person, Mayor Cha Hak-jun's private squad members and top elite agents were also killed."

"What?! Even the private soldiers and agents?!"

"Yes. And above all, you know what Jensen's ability is, right?"

"Melting, right?"

"Correct. And as you know, if you clash with that ability, even if you win, the possibility of suffering permanent damage is very high. But that guy… It means he fought Jensen and still went around killing soldiers and agents. In short……."

"You mean his combat power far exceeds our expectations?"

"Yes. And that is the reason we must join forces."

"Even so, Kim Eun-tae is a no-go. A joint attack is an act aimed at creating additional synergy by combining forces, but from the moment we include Kim Eun-tae, let alone synergy, we have to worry about our own lives first."

Johnny also agreed with this.

"I also agree with Sven on this. That bastard Kim Eun-tae is too dangerous."

"No, everyone. You seem to have a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding?"

"I have no intention of including Kim Eun-tae in our team."

"Didn't you say we were going to summon him?"

"I am going to throw Kim Eun-tae."

"…What?"

"I said I am going to throw Kim Eun-tae at Leman White."

"……!"

Sven made a face as if he understood.

However, Johnny still seemed unable to comprehend.

"Throw him? What does that mean?"

"It means I will make Kim Eun-tae clash with Leman alone."

"Ah……?"

"The power Kim Eun-tae possesses, 'Simryugwi'…… you know it, right?"

"I know it, but……."

"I will make that power go berserk in front of Leman. If we just succeed, we can erase Leman without getting blood on our hands."

Only then did Johnny understand the meaning of Chae Hong-gyu's words.

Chae Hong-gyu continued.

"…Too many precious lives have already been lost. Choi Yeong-go, Alex Boyman, Seol U-seok, Jade Tutlock, Ha Do-yeol, Gong Jae-byeok, Francis Appel, Jensen Morrow… so I do not want to lose you two at least."

"……."

"If we leave him be, Leman will chase us to the end. So we must end it now. We throw Kim Eun-tae, and we step back. Because that is the most effective measure to eliminate our danger."

"But, you know."

Johnny asked with a smirk.

"I guess Kim Eun-tae isn't very precious to you? Seeing as you talk about throwing him."

At that question, Chae Hong-gyu's brow furrowed slightly.

"…I do not acknowledge such a person who has no will, conviction, or ego as part of 'us'."

"Hmm."

"So everyone."

Chae Hong-gyu took a short wooden baton out of his bag and said.

"First, please hit me a little."

* * *

"Eun-tae?"

A secluded spot in a residential area, a shabby house.

Chae Hong-gyu called the name.

"Eun-tae! Kim Eun-tae!"

When Chae Hong-gyu called the name a few times, the house door opened with a CREAK.

A man's voice flowed out stutteringly through the crack in the door.

"W-W-Who, a-are, you?"

"Eun-tae, it's me, Hong-gyu. Your friend."

"Hong… gyu? Chae Hong-gyu……?"

"Right. It's not just me. Other friends came too."

"Friends……?"

CREAK-

The door opened, and a man walked out with hesitant movements.

Not very tall, average physique.

The most striking thing about this man's appearance was his skin.

Stitched marks crossing all over his body, covering his arms and legs.

Like a stuffed doll forcibly patched together, his body was full of stitches.

This very person was Kim Eun-tae.

He came out to the wooden porch and examined Chae Hong-gyu, Johnny, and Sven closely.

Then, a smile slowly rose on his face.

"Friend… It's a friend……!"

WHAM!

Then he ran down barefoot and hugged Chae Hong-gyu tightly.

"Hong-gyu… Friend… Friend!!"

"Haha, right right, it's me."

"But… why is your body like this?"

Only then did Kim Eun-tae see the traces of beating stamped all over Chae Hong-gyu's body.

Bruises, bumps, and abrasions.

Chae Hong-gyu said awkwardly.

"Well… something happened."

"What happened? Why are you hurt?!"

"That……."

Chae Hong-gyu hesitated for a long time.

Then Kim Eun-tae asked.

"…Did you get hit by any chance?"

"……."

"You got hit, right? You were hit, weren't you? Who hit you?! Which bastard hit you?!"

"…Don't worry too much about it."

"Tell meeeeeee!!"

A shriek bursting out like a thunderclap.

At the same time, the stitches embedded in his body bulged.

And seeing that, Sven and Johnny flinched and unconsciously took a step back.

Cold sweat flowing down their spines was a bonus.

After the echo of the shriek subsided, Chae Hong-gyu barely opened his mouth.

"…Leman."

"Leman?"

"Yes. I was beaten by a guy named Leman White."

"Did that guy… hit you?"

"No. He tried to kill me."

"……!!"

Kim Eun-tae's eyes shook violently.

The guy's stitches began to bulge again.

And eventually-

SNAP-

Some of the stitches on his forearm tore slightly.

Seeing that, Kim Eun-tae was appalled and grabbed his forearm.

"Ah… No! I'm sorry! Wait a minute……!"

Then Kim Eun-tae took a black ball of thread and a needle out of his pocket and threaded the needle.

And then.

STAB.

He drove the needle straight into his raw flesh and began to sew it up just like that.

After finishing the suture without any anesthesia and stabilizing his body.

Kim Eun-tae spoke.

"…That guy named Leman, where is he?"

At this, Chae Hong-gyu grinned and took out his phone.

Riman's face was displayed on the phone screen.

"It's this guy."

"Where is he?"

"I will let you know soon."

After finishing the conversation like that, Chae Hong-gyu, Sven, and Johnny went outside.

As soon as they came out, Sven and Johnny let out sighs of relief.

"Phew! Whoa fuck, I thought I was going to die from trembling."

"…Whew, seriously……."

The tension they had barely suppressed in front of Kim Eun-tae burst out.

Chae Hong-gyu said to the two.

"Good work, everyone. If it weren't for your backup, I wouldn't have been able to stand in front of that man, Kim Eun-tae, either."

"But that bastard Kim Eun-tae, why is he so obsessed with friends?"

"He has no choice. He is a victim of school violence, that guy."

"Ah, so that's why……."

"So this is a trade. We provide the friendship he never had, and he provides the power we don't have. It's a win-win."

At those words, Johnny spoke sarcastically.

"…In the end, you just exploited the painful heart of a school violence victim, didn't you? No?"

To this, Chae Hong-gyu just smiled without any rebuttal.

And after a while, Chae Hong-gyu opened his mouth.

"Now we just have to watch that guy Kim Eun-tae. We will subtly leak Leman's location information to him, and so when he kills Leman, we collect evidence and report it, and that's it."

"And receive the performance bonus from Cha Hak-jun?"

"Even a part of it has been paid in advance."

CLUNK.

Chae Hong-gyu took out two bags from the trunk and handed them to Johnny and Sven respectively.

Inside were piles of money.

Seeing that, Sven quietly wore a satisfied smile.

However, Johnny asked with a sneer.

"Hey Chae Hong-gyu, you aren't giving us the leftover money after skimming some off, are you?"

"Oh my, have I still not given you enough reason to trust me? Contact the mayor later. It will be verified immediately."

"Pfft, it's a joke, a jo……."

"If I did skim it, you can eat me, Johnny."

At that moment, a faint blush appeared on Chae Hong-gyu's face.

"Well… such an end wouldn't be bad either."

"……."

Seeing Chae Hong-gyu's flushed expression, Johnny made a face of appalled disgust.

Sven quietly averted his eyes.

Chae Hong-gyu said.

"Now, anyway, the missile's launch button has been pressed with this. Let's check together if that missile lands properly."

"…Okay."

"Good."

The three got into Chae Hong-gyu's car.

* * *

A few hours later.

An abandoned building zone.

Riman was pacing around there.

Riman had already been picking out and wandering around only secluded places for several hours.

While doing so, he exposed his movement path by passing in front of CCTVs from time to time.

He was simply openly luring Cha Hak-jun's side's assassins.

The reason he chose only secluded places was to minimize human casualties in the process.

However, no matter how secluded, there couldn't be a complete absence of people.

For example, in abandoned buildings like this, it was common for unsavory lives to be coiled up.

THWACK! THUD THUD!

A group of young men were trampling on one man.

A scene of lynching.

When Riman inadvertently glanced over as he passed, the man holding a piece of lumber spoke.

"What are you? Won't you get lost right now?"

At this, Riman spoke with a nonchalant expression.

"Well, I don't care if you're engaging in your hobbies, but it would be better in many ways for you to evacuate your bodies from here."

"What kind of bullshit are you spouting, you bastard?"

"No, I am really speaking sincerely."

Just then.

THUD-

Someone approached Riman.

A man whose whole body was covered in stitched marks.

Kim Eun-tae.

The guy's hollow eyes were directed only at Riman.

Seeing that creepy appearance, the thugs unconsciously stepped back.

Riman said.

"Eun-tae, you came?"

"…Leman."

"You know it well."

"My friend… You hit my friend……."

"I plan to hit him, but I haven't hit him yet."

"LEMAAAAAAAAN!!"

RIP!

The stitches burst, and something exploded out from inside his body.