The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 120

The Tokyo Dome, a place everyone who lives in Tokyo knows.

If you were to continuously dig into the ground beneath it, what would appear is the guild house of [Dawn].

The Dawn guild house consists of a total of 10 floors.

And where Lee Shin was now was the lowest floor, where the executives' conference room was located.

If one had the power, it was a position from which one could attack everyone inside the guild house.

The executives, while trembling at the feast of spears continuously erupting from the floor, tried to escape somehow.

And inwardly, they prayed for the spears to please not hit them, for the spears to please stop erupting from the floor.

Did their prayers get through?

At some point, the lightning that had been erupting from the floor stopped.

'Did he run out of things to throw?'

'Hoo, I'm saved.'

'It seems the guys in the guild house are buying time.'

But their relief was short-lived.

Kugung-!

Kugugung--!

From the holes drilled in the floor, the sound of something breaking could be heard.

At that, the executives knew instinctively.

That Lee Shin was now trying to collapse this entire building.

"D-damn it! Run faster!"

"Destroy everything that blocks the way!"

They ran and ran and ran, but the corridor showed no signs of ending.

Perhaps because of that, their breathing began to grow ragged.

It felt as if the building would collapse at any moment and crush them.

"Ah!"

After running continuously like that, the executives finally arrived at the entrance of the parking lot where the cars were gathered.

"Damn it, they made the door unnecessarily complicated!"

The executives were only able to open the door after disabling various security procedures such as fingerprints, irises, and card keys.

Jiiing-

"It's done! It's open…!"

The executives smiled broadly as they watched the parking lot door open, and the bodyguards, thinking they had finally arrived, let their guard down a little.

That was a fatal mistake.

Shwook-!

Simultaneously with the door opening, a single shadow slipped out from the gap like a snake and flashed a glint of a sword.

But what first entered the executives' eyes was not the glint of the sword, but a black mask with the symbol Alpha written on it.

The moment they saw the black mask rushing towards them, the executives' entire bodies froze, and they easily allowed a single blow.

Seogeok-

Alpha, who had slashed across the executives' necks as if grazing them, next aimed for the bodyguards.

The bodyguards, perhaps because they were a little distance from the door, tried to raise their weapons, but it was too late.

Half of Alpha's martial arts was that of a martial artist, but the other half was that of an assassin.

On top of that, in terms of simple skill, Alpha was superior to the bodyguards.

Seogeok-

The bodyguards collapsed to the floor in an instant, spewing blood from their necks.

By then, the executives who had come to their senses realized something was wrong and took out their respective weapons, looking at Alpha.

And the executives, who had confirmed the wounds on their necks, smiled as if certain.

'That one isn't monstrously strong like the one we saw below.'

Objectively speaking, Alpha wasn't weak either.

She seemed to be on a similar level to them.

But right now, even though they were mentally and physically exhausted, there were 12 of them.

If they utilized that difference in numbers, they had a chance of winning.

The executives, who had realized that much, were about to rush at Alpha with a vile smile.

They were about to vent all the humiliation and pain they had received onto the person named Alpha.

Pulsseok-

Without knowing that it was a self-destructive move that would take their own lives.

Those who had taken out their weapons to rush at Alpha couldn't even walk a few steps before collapsing to the floor like puppets with their strings cut.

"Stupid."

Looking at them, Alpha rebuked them coldly.

At that moment, they instinctively knew the reason they had collapsed.

Poison.

It wasn't that Alpha's skills were lacking and she had only grazed their skin.

It was simply because grazing them that much was enough.

"Damn it! Give me the antidote!"

"Do you know who I am!"

"Do you think you can handle this!"

They clamored with all their might.

Foolishly and foolishly, as if to deny the death that was right before their eyes. That sight looked utterly contemptible to Alpha.

"Shut up."

Alpha kicked the executives' heads appropriately to quiet them down, then threw a few silver orbs that Joker had given her towards them.

Chyureureuk-

At that, things like spiderwebs spewed out from the orbs, tightly wrapping the executives' bodies and turning them into cocoons.

The executives struggled as if to resist somehow, but it was useless.

Peok- Peok-

Alpha kicked various parts of the cocoons strongly, filled with emotion.

A lot of time had passed since she had escaped from [Dawn].

For Alpha, who had run away as a child and still hadn't grown up properly, the question of how to get revenge was too difficult.

Therefore, Alpha decided to first keep swinging her foot until the wavering in her vision stopped.

Peoeok-! Peoeok-!

Alpha's kicks were a bit clumsy, but they were heavy and honest because they were filled with deep emotion.

Alpha, who had kicked to her heart's content, noticed that the cocoons were no longer squirming and turned on her communicator.

"It's Alpha. I've caught the 12 who were heading towards parking lot B. I'm returning."

***

Chalbak- Chalbak-

The executives heading to the parking lot frowned.

Perhaps a nearby drainage pipe had burst, as the floor was soaked with water.

Their gradually soaking shoes were uncomfortable, but they tried to ignore that feeling and continued to run towards the parking lot.

Swaaaaa--!!!

"Damn it! Now even the sprinklers are acting up!"

"Hah, just endure getting a little wet. You know this is the fastest way to the parking lot…"

"Ah."

In the middle of that conversation.

"You're finally here."

They saw a woman wearing a black mask with the symbol Beta drawn on it, stopped in their tracks, and froze.

"Damn it! Where did another group of these guys come from?!"

"What the hell are these guys!"

Just by seeing the black mask, the executives lost their will to fight.

The events in the conference room slowly came to mind.

"What are you guys standing there stupidly for!"

"Quick! Quick, attack that one!"

The executives, while ordering the bodyguards to attack Beta, simultaneously turned their backs and ran away.

To save themselves, they abandoned other humans without any hesitation or reluctance.

"Hah… Nothing has changed from before."

Beta looked at that sight with contempt and stomped her foot hard on the floor.

Jjeojeojeok--!!!

At that, the water-soaked floor and the streams of water spewing from the ceiling instantly froze, trapping the ankles of everyone in that space.

"Ugh!"

"What, what is this!"

"Ice? Is that her ability?"

Kuuung--!!!

Beta looked at the bodyguards struggling with their feet trapped in the ice and stomped on the floor once more.

Pook-

At that, conical thorns shot out from the ice covering the floor, walls, and ceiling, piercing the bodyguards' entire bodies, and they died instantly without even feeling the pain.

It was the greatest mercy the current Beta could give them.

"Well, they still have to be trash for revenge to be satisfying."

Beta, while clearing the ice skewers blocking her path, simultaneously slid on the ice and chased after the executives who were escaping from the ice.

"D-damn it! Come at me!"

"Kill her! Looking at her, that bitch doesn't seem as strong as that other guy, so it's possible!"

The executives, who thought it was impossible to escape, took out their respective weapons and forced themselves to steel their resolve.

Jjeok-

Without knowing that the place they were in was already half Beta's territory.

"Trash."

And without knowing that what Beta had prepared was not just this much.

Looking at the executives aiming their weapons at her, Beta threw two types of orbs she had received from Joker at once.

The first orb was a blue orb.

Jjaenggeurang!

Simultaneously with the orb shattering, water droplets scattered and spread in all directions as if a water bomb had exploded.

The second type of orb was a white orb.

Jjaenggeurang!

As the orbs collided with the executives' bodies, their bodies froze, stopping their movements.

Humans covered in pure white ice, frozen solid.

Seuk-

For Beta, there was no easier prey than this.

Jjaenggeurang-!

"Ow, it's freezing to death!"

"I'll kill that bitch!"

Of course, they were not easy opponents either.

The executives, who had voluntarily broken free from their frozen state, swung their weapons and shattered the ice awls that were stabbing in from all directions.

But that was their limit.

They couldn't handle all the continuous stabs of the ice awls, and their wounds gradually increased.

Watching them, Beta held a baton in each of her hands.

Jjeojeok-!

Simultaneously, she created pure white ice on top of them.

What Beta was holding in her hands had turned into dual swords dyed in pure white.

It was a sword style she had learned over the shoulder while watching Alpha move, but…

"Keoheok!"

"Kuhluk!"

It was enough to deal with the trash who were struggling with the stabs coming from all directions.

The pure white swords with sharp blades were dyed red, and those cut by the swords screamed in pain and collapsed to the floor.

Their screams were so loud and annoying that Beta frowned and shattered an orb.

A pure white smoke screen, a powerful paralyzing mist that could make one lose consciousness in an instant just by inhaling a little, filled the corridor.

Of course, the mask Beta was wearing had a gas-proof function, so it didn't matter, but the executives rolling on the floor couldn't help but lose consciousness and faint.

Beta looked down at the collapsed executives with contemptuous eyes and turned on her communicator.

"This is Beta. I've caught the 10 who were heading towards parking lot C. I'm returning."

***

-It's Alpha. I've caught the 12 who were heading towards parking lot B. I'm returning.

-This is Beta. I've caught the 10 who were heading towards parking lot C. I'm returning.

Irie, who heard the two's reports, said to Joker.

"They both succeeded. They said they're on their way here now."

"…They won't run into any of [Dawn]'s members on their way, right?"

Joker said calmly, trying his best to suppress his emotions.

"Right. When we investigated the interior, all the combat troops were heading down to the basement. They probably moved quickly to deal with that person in the basement."

"I see… In the end, we've only been indebted to that person from beginning to end."

At Joker's words, Irie let out a low sigh, then.

Kwaang-!

"Keoheok!"

He slammed his fist hard into Joker's head.

"…What was that for all of a sudden?"

"You were acting all gloomy by yourself, so it was annoying."

"What, you punk?"

Ignoring Joker who was glaring at him and growling, Irie said confidently.

"I hit you because it was annoying to see you making a face like your life was over while looking at the cocoons with the executives inside. You got a problem with that?"

"…Alright, so you want to fight now."

At Joker's words, Irie sighed.

"Hah, I just told you. It was annoying to see you acting like your life was over."

Irie got up from his seat, passed by Joker who was loosening his fists, and went in front of the cocoons.

Peoeok--!!!

He kicked it with all his might.

Then he said to Joker, who was looking at him with wide eyes.

"Don't act like your life is over. If you don't know what to do next, just take out your anger until those two come and think about what to do."

"…My parents are in there, you know?"

"I always wanted to beat that damn human to a pulp."

Hearing Irie's nonsense, Joker looked at him, feeling a certain coolness that came from something that had been blocking his head disappearing.

At that, Irie said calmly.

"And if you think you owe that person named Smile, then pay him back gradually in the future."

"…Hah, don't just act like a master at times like this, show that side of you normally too."

"Don't expect too much from me."

Joker, who chuckled at Irie's words, playfully rolled his fists and went next to Irie.

"Well, I was a little bored, so I guess I'll hit the punching bag for some exercise."

"Right. It's good for even a mage to get some exercise."

The pure white cocoon punching bags squirmed like crazy upon hearing the two's conversation, but that was none of their business.

(End of Chapter)