I Became the Final Boss in the Game

Chapter 125 : Chapter 125

Chapter 125. Decapitation Operation (1)

SQUELCH.

A human's severed lower body rolled onto the floor.

Chae Hong-gyu's body was cut almost exactly in half.

Knox looked down at Chae Hong-gyu's body, which had become two pieces.

And while shaking off Chae Hong-gyu's blood from his sword, he muttered.

"…I really caught all of these bastards."

He caught three monsters at once, not from anywhere else but Mugan.

And with just two people.

Of course, there was the minor problem of being thrown 40 meters into the air in the process…….

'…No, thinking about it, it's kind of pissing me off.'

Thinking so, Knox said to Riman.

"Hey, no matter what, how can you just throw an ally into the sky like that?"

"I did it because that height was the safest."

"What if I fall?"

"You don't get hurt until you fall."

"Isn't this guy crazy."

Well, since the result was good, it's fine, he thought, trying to let it pass roughly.

THUD.

Riman suddenly collapsed on the floor.

Knox was startled.

"Hey!"

"It's fine… I'm just tired……."

The fatigue accumulated in Riman's body was already at the limit.

He fought Simryugwi while maintaining the Extreme Eye, and then confronted three escapees in succession right there.

Although his physical condition had improved considerably thanks to Ji Byeong-seo's elixir, he couldn't endure all this fatigue indefinitely.

No, rather, it was thanks to the elixir improving his physical condition that he endured this far.

Knox approached to help Riman up.

But Riman stopped him and said.

"Let's deal with that side first."

"That side?"

"Johnny."

"Ah."

Johnny was in a state where both legs were blown off by Riman's [Flame Seed].

But he was still breathing, so they had to finish him.

Knox drew his sword and approached Johnny.

Johnny, who was crawling on the ground with two arms to flee, said to Knox pleadingly.

"P, Please!! T, There's no need to go as far as killing me……!"

"It's fascinating that such words come out of the mouth of a guy like you."

"Eek……!"

WHIIING-

When pleading didn't work, Johnny gathered his last remaining mana into his mouth.

He intended to bite Knox with the Virtual Oral Cavity.

But Knox's sword tip was faster than the speed of mana gathering.

SLICE!

A blade precisely aiming for and cutting the carotid artery.

Johnny died leaving a long bloodstain on the ground.

With Johnny finished, now there were no living escapees among the three.

No.

With this, there were no Mugan escapees living 'in Korea'.

CLICK.

Knox took a picture of Johnny.

Then, after collecting blood and running a DNA test, he uploaded it to the server and claimed Johnny's bounty.

He went through the same process for Chae Hong-gyu and Sven as well.

After a while, a tremendous amount of bounty money landed in Knox's bank account.

'…My god.'

Knox gulped at the tremendous amount of money he held for the first time in his life.

Knox looked at the bank account balance once, then Riman once, and then the balance again.

His gaze busily went back and forth between the two, and Knox's mind began to spin rapidly.

The situation where they promised to split the bounty in half.

But the money came into his account.

And Riman was completely drained and collapsed over there.

Knox gulped.

And decided.

BEEP.

He deducted half of the bounty and remitted it to Riman's account.

'A promise must be kept.'

When big money is in front of one's eyes, eyes naturally blur for a moment.

But even amidst that, keeping promises and trust was the right thing to do.

Not because it was the righteous path, but because doing so was more profitable in the long run.

Because in a place where the law doesn't function properly, paradoxically, credit holds much greater value.

Knox said to Riman.

"I sent half the bounty."

"Thanks……."

Thanks, indeed.

Honestly, considering the contribution to this battle, you should take 80 percent.

…Was Knox's honest impression.

But Riman was truly thankful to Knox.

Originally, the bounty Riman could claim was 5 percent of the original amount.

But this time, he received a whopping 50 percent.

He received 10 times more.

So there was no way he wouldn't be thankful.

Of course…….

'If he didn't hand over the money, I intended to kill him here… but there won't be a need for that.'

Because there was no reason to keep someone who breaks promises blinded by money in front of their eyes by his side.

Therefore, Knox's judgment to hand over the money promptly was, as a result, the best choice.

"Can you stand up?"

"…Please."

Knox supported Riman to stand up.

And dragging Riman, who had become like limp seaweed, he began to leave this place.

Knox muttered as he went.

"…To think I tried to catch these bastards alone."

"Hm? Have you faced Mugan escapees before?"

"No. But I tried to hunt them. Though I gave up because some guy beat me to the information."

"How were you planning to grasp the escapees' information?"

"First, I went to the place they went to first. I think it was a junkyard. I intended to dig up information from there and proceed."

"Hoh?"

Riman was inwardly surprised.

Because Riman also traced the escapees' tracks starting from that very place, Noksan Junkyard.

Knox intended to follow the exact same route as Riman.

'…Wait, then the one who beat this guy to the information is… me?'

Riman felt a slight apology.

At the same time, one question also arose.

"But wait a minute, through what route did you find out the information that the escapees went to that junkyard?"

"Hm? Ah, that……."

Knox's steps stopped for a moment.

And a look of bewilderment brushed past Knox's face.

"Uh… that……."

"Why?"

"So I… how did I find that out……?"

"……?"

Riman looked at Knox with an absurd look.

You don't know the acquisition route of the information you found out?

Does that make sense?

Of course, this silly remark itself could be Knox's acting.

Acting to not reveal his information distribution route to the opponent.

But Riman could know for sure that Knox's words were not acting.

Because his body was in close contact while being supported by Knox.

Riman's sensitive senses were keenly capturing Knox's heart rate, trembling of voice, and movement of pupils.

And the conclusion combining all those clues.

He was neither acting nor lying.

Knox truly didn't know how he found out that information.

"That… uh… no, well, this is hard to explain exactly, uh, people have this thing called intuition, right? That intuition told me to go to that junkyard… Ah damn, what should I call this……."

"Calm down. No need to struggle to explain."

He doesn't lie, and he doesn't properly know the information either.

It's useless to interrogate such a person.

Riman turned the direction of the conversation.

"Anyway, good work. So until the situation is wrapped up, just hide in a reasonably safe place and relieve your fatigue."

"Hide? Isn't it over since we caught these guys?"

"Mayor Cha Hak-jun remains."

"Ah."

"We have to catch even that guy for all this work to be finished."

Cha Hak-jun's limbs were almost all cut off.

But the work isn't finished unless the head is cut off too.

"But how do you plan to hit Cha Hak-jun……? Are you planning to blow up the city hall or something?"

"Don't worry. The setting is already done."

"The setting is done……?"

"Wait and see. If you lie down at home scratching your belly… the situation will end."

A faint smile appeared on Riman's lips.

* * *

City Hall.

The secretary hurriedly opened the door and ran into the office.

"Mayor……!"

"I know, so shut up."

Cha Hak-jun's eyes were directed at the computer monitor.

What was displayed on the screen was the list of Mugan wanted criminals.

Cha Hak-jun's eyes were fixed on the entries for Chae Hong-gyu, Johnny, and Sven among them.

A long strikethrough was drawn over their three names.

And above their bounty amounts, the words were stamped in red.

That their bounties were paid to someone.

What this meant was simple.

That the escapees were all dead.

And that the bounty was paid meant that the person who killed the escapees survived.

BANG!

Cha Hak-jun screamed while hitting the desk with his fist.

"Aaaaaagh!!"

The secretary flinched and trembled, and Cha Hak-jun's eyes trembled with rage.

'What is it? Where on earth did it go wrong?'

Leman White.

It was just one guy.

A bug-like guy who dared to touch an artist receiving his sponsorship.

But because of this one guy, all his limbs were cut off.

First, his subordinate escapee, Jensen Morrow, died.

Next, his subordinate private squads were annihilated.

Right after that, Joseph Han, the top-tier fixer who contracted with him, was hospitalized.

Moreover, his political opponent Pyo Seok-jung disappeared somewhere as soon as he joined hands with Leman, becoming impossible to find.

And finally, even the remaining three escapees were confirmed dead.

It couldn't be like this.

It shouldn't have been like this.

He hadn't desperately built up power and wealth just for this.

'…Damn it.'

Soon cold sweat began to flow down Cha Hak-jun's back.

That his limbs were all cut off.

It meant they were coming to cut off the head soon too.

Cha Hak-jun said to the secretary.

"…Gather the remaining agents here."

It was an order to call the agents raised in his 'Black Orphanage'.

"Um, Mayor, this is the City Hall. If you gather such people in a public place like this, there might be talk later……."

"I won't say it twice."

RATTLE.

Cha Hak-jun grabbed a glass ashtray nearby.

Seeing that, the secretary said.

"…Yes. I will issue the summons immediately."

"Gather them as quickly as possible. I will move to the safe house under their escort."

He intended to hide his body in the safe house first and plan for the future.

The secretary hurriedly made calls and began to gather the agents.

Like that, agents located all over Seoul flocked to the City Hall one after another.

Although some were killed by Riman, the number of agents Cha Hak-jun had raised over a long period was by no means small.

In an instant, dozens of agents gathered on the first floor of the City Hall.

A force composed entirely of mana users.

Moreover, since they had been trained from a very young age, the strength of each individual was also substantial.

A bizarre energy began to hang over the first-floor lobby of the City Hall, and even ordinary employees with no connection to mana began to sense this sign.

Just when the agents were being steadily summoned.

Cha Hak-jun's phone rang.

An unexpected name appeared on the phone screen.

"Joseph……?"

Joseph Han.

Of course, he was also one of the forces hired by Cha Hak-jun.

However, Joseph was hospitalized after being hit by a bomb while carrying out Cha Hak-jun's instructions.

Cha Hak-jun answered Joseph's call with a suspicious voice.

"…What is it?"

"All three are dead. The Mugan escapees."

At those words, Cha Hak-jun ground his teeth with a crunch.

"…Did you call to mock me?"

"Would I do that? I called to make money."

"What?"

"If the Mayor dies, my way to receive money disappears, doesn't it?"

"What are you saying right now……."

"I will also participate in the Mayor's escort operation."

"You… weren't you hospitalized……?"

"I was discharged. I recovered to a level where combat is possible."

"That……."

"I'm on the first floor. Let's go together."

With those words, Joseph hung up the phone.

A while later, Cha Hak-jun appeared in the first-floor lobby.

Cha Hak-jun's expression was paler than ever.

Tension filled him to the top of his head, not knowing when he might die.

Toward such Cha Hak-jun, Joseph said.

"Let's go."

"…Let's go."

Like that, Joseph left the City Hall with Cha Hak-jun and dozens of escort forces.

'…It starts now.'

If Cha Hak-jun decided to hide, it would take ages just to find him.

But if he followed right next to him, the story changes.

'Follow until the end, and secure Cha Hak-jun's tracks.'

The curtain rose on the beheading operation to strike the final head, Cha Hak-jun.