The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 68

It was a refreshing morning for Kim Jae-hyun, a rare occurrence.

After four hours of sweet, deep sleep, his mind was as clear as a cloudless blue sky.

When he opened his eyes and looked at the world, everything seemed beautiful.

It wasn't a joke; after waking up, he looked at the peaceful world unfolding outside his window and felt as if he had gained an enlightenment about something he couldn't even identify himself.

A day full of luck in many ways.

Kim Jae-hyun smiled faintly, got out of bed, and then prepared a simple meal with his favorite croissant sandwich and coffee made from high-quality beans.

It was a simple breakfast, if you could call it that, but for him, it was a more perfect morning than anything else.

He ate his breakfast with satisfaction, took a warm shower, put on new clothes, and sprayed his favorite perfume.

It was literally a perfect morning.

"Haa~"

It certainly was, until he checked one piece of news.

Kim Jae-hyun sighed lightly and looked at the several images obtained through the satellite that appeared on his tablet.

The news was as annoying as an earthquake shaking the ground while he was continuously stacking dominoes to create his intended picture.

"Haa, things have been going too smoothly. There's no way there wouldn't be any interference."

Kim Jae-hyun muttered and checked the images on the tablet one by one.

The first image showed a giant spider, so large that a tarantula in the Amazon would seem cute, baring its fangs.

Comparing it with the surrounding terrain, the spider would be large enough to comfortably cover the upper body of an adult man.

The second image showed the spiders from the first image wrapping various monsters in their webs.

Most of the monsters wrapped in the webs were high-ranking LV.2 monsters, and there were even a few top-ranking ones.

The last, third image, showed an entire mountain, untouched by human hands, completely wrapped in white spiderwebs.

These three photos were the main culprits that had arrived by email this morning and had thrown a wrench into the various plans that had been proceeding smoothly.

This was a big enough problem to make one sigh.

Inferring from the three photos, it meant that these spider-type monsters had come out through a Dungeon Break and had now established a force large enough to prey on high-ranking LV.2 monsters.

'Moreover, their scale is so large that they are lightly making a whole mountain their territory... I knew that the reproductive power of insect-type monsters was enormous, but I never thought something like this would happen.'

A deep sigh escaped Kim Jae-hyun's mouth.

If sighs had a color, the sigh he had just let out would be a gray close to black.

"Hoo~ Seeing that the young miss didn't give me any warning, it's either something that didn't happen in the original future or a trivial matter that isn't much of a threat... but no matter how I think about it, the former must be the answer."

Kim Jae-hyun muttered and briefly contemplated whether he should report this incident to Cheon Yuhwa or not.

But that contemplation soon faded away naturally.

Because he knew roughly what she was doing now and how important that work was.

'Is it best for me to handle everything by myself and then report to the young miss...'

Kim Jae-hyun pressed his head with his fingers to organize the situation and at the same time thought about ways to solve the problem.

'Mobilizing a large number of people to deal with the nest is out of the question.'

Mobilizing guild members to deal with the nest, using the Player Association to clean the nest, and leaking information about the nest to other guilds were all not options.

There was the reason that the existing plan would be distorted, but it was basically because the chances of success were slim.

Even if a large number of people rushed into the spider's nest, it would be difficult to properly utilize the advantage of numbers.

Because one had to think that spider-type monsters become at least twice as strong on their home stage.

Even if they somehow broke through with numbers, the damage to people would be too great.

'Then the answer is to attack the nest with a small number of elites.'

Tododok- Tododok-

Kim Jae-hyun tapped the table with his fingers and tried to draw out the operation that was beginning to appear faintly.

'I can't drag this on for too long either.'

As a result of checking through the photos, these guys were increasing their numbers while focusing on hunting prey in a state where their nest was perfect.

If he gave them a lot of time, it would only become harder to deal with them.

Thump-

The moment his thoughts reached that point, three people came to his mind.

But soon, one of the three disappeared.

'Yeonhwa-nim is not an option. If he is taken out, the existing plan will collapse.'

If it were a trivial matter, he would have considered mobilizing Yeonhwa, but the work he was currently in charge of was an important one that was responsible for one axis of the plan.

"Then are there two left?"

Two, a number too small to be called to deal with the spiders that filled the mountain.

But Kim Jae-hyun raised his smartphone without hesitation.

In a changed world, an overwhelmingly strong person could easily defeat a hundred ordinary people, so the number of people was not that important.

Thus, Kim Jae-hyun called somewhere.

"Ah, yes, it's me. Yes, I'm Alice-agassi's secretary. How is your training going?"

"◑▶♡♣♥◑"

"No, what's there to thank me for. I just did my best according to the young miss's orders. I'm glad that your training is going well. But by any chance, do you have any thoughts of wanting to test the power you've gained through training?"

"△■★●◎◇♀♂"

"Yes, I've found a request that is perfect for you to test your strength. I will guarantee the difficulty. Of course, I'm also thinking of giving you a reward."

Thump- Thump-

Kim Jae-hyun continued to talk with someone on the other side of the phone and at the same time moved his feet diligently.

His feet were heading towards the building where the 6th team was.

***

"How is it?"

Geum Hyun-mo asked, looking at Lee Shin.

His face was quite haggard from staying up all night for several days, but his eyes were burning like the flames of the furnace he had always seen, and his questioning voice was filled with a steel-like conviction.

And Lee Shin, looking at him for a moment, smiled broadly and nodded.

"It's the best."

"Of course."

Geum Hyun-mo answered his words with a smiling face and nodded.

A face overflowing with pride.

Lee Shin, thinking that nothing had changed from when he first saw him, appraised the items in front of him one by one.

[Black Curtain]

-Rare

-A jet-black long coat made by weaving various types of leather together using a special manufacturing method and then compressing them to the limit. It is made with a very thin yet tough structure.

-[Monster's Hide] Always applied, this long coat boasts a defense power superior to that of ordinary armor.

-[Faint Shadow] Always applied, the shadow in this long coat conceals all kinds of presence emanating from you.

[Three-Colored Dagger]

-Rare

-A dagger of poison containing three colors of poison: a green poison that paralyzes a person, a blue poison that kills a person, and a red poison that kills a monster.

-[Three-Colored Poison] Selectively applied, by flowing ki into the dagger, you can create the desired type of poison.

-[Sharpness] Always applied, it is much sharper than an ordinary dagger.

[Yin-Yang Hand]

-Rare

-A right-hand glove made by weaving white leather and black leather together. It is so thin that if you are not conscious of it, you can't feel the texture of the glove well.

-[Suction Power] Always applied, it helps to prevent the object held in your hand from falling.

-[Ejection Power] Always applied, it helps to throw the object held in your hand better.

[Black Skull]

-Rare

-A black earring made by melting a monster's bone and then compressing it small. At a glance, it looks like an ordinary earring in the shape of a black skull, but if you look closely, you can feel a faint chill flowing from the earring.

-[Chill of the Dead] Always applied, the chill coming from the earring makes your mind calm.

-[Sense of the Dead] Always applied, it raises your overall senses and especially enhances your hearing.

[Cat Walk]

-Rare

-Black leather shoes with the same softness as a cat's paw. Despite being an ankle-high design, they are extremely light.

-[Cat's Softness] Always applied, the cushion in the sole of the shoe absorbs the sound from the floor.

-[Cat's Lightness] Always applied, the ki coming from the shoe makes your legs light.

Lee Shin, who had read the options one by one, nodded in satisfaction.

All the normal-grade items he had given to Geum Hyun-mo had been upgraded to rare-grade items.

As the grade went up, the original options were also upgraded by one level, and new options that suited the upgraded ones were also added.

Lee Shin, with sparkling eyes, looked at his new items and then began to put them on his body one by one.

Since none of them had a particularly fantasy-like appearance, it seemed that he could wear them in his daily life without attracting much attention from others.

'Now I can go somewhere and say I'm a player. Well, I'm still thinking of wearing a black tracksuit inside.'

"Old man, do you have a full-length mirror or something?"

"This is a blacksmith's shop where you buy weapons, not a clothing store, you displeasing brat."

Screech-

As Lee Shin and Geum Hyun-mo were bickering, the door opened and Kim Jae-hyun walked in.

After composing his slightly ragged breath, he looked at Lee Shin and said.

"Ah, you seem to have received the items."

"Ah, yes. They gave me plenty of support, so some very good ones came out."

At Lee Shin's words, he put on a business-like smile and said.

"I'm glad you like them. It was worth procuring what the 6th team leader said."

"You must have gone through a lot of trouble."

"The 6th team leader did all the hard work."

Kim Jae-hyun said, and calmly looked at Lee Shin's appearance.

'Is he in a good mood after receiving the new items? This is my chance.'

Although it seemed that the Lee Shin he knew would not refuse this proposal, since the matter was what it was, he decided to move with caution.

"Ah, by the way, I don't know if I interrupted your conversation."

"No. I was just getting annoyed because this guy wasn't leaving even though I'm tired."

At Geum Hyun-mo's words, he smiled faintly and said.

"Ah, then would it be alright if I took Mr. Lee Shin out for a moment? I have a proposal I'd like to make to him."

At his words, Geum Hyun-mo nodded without any hesitation.

"I don't mind at all. I was thinking of getting some sleep anyway because I'm tired."

"Thank you. Then..."

He looked at Lee Shin and said.

"Mr. Lee Shin, would you mind having a conversation with me for a moment?"

"Sure, why not."

Lee Shin nodded simply, and seeing that, he was satisfied, thinking that it was worth waiting for the right timing to come in from outside the door.

But the reason Lee Shin had readily nodded was not because he was in a good mood after getting new items.

'Hmm, what is he trying to say, coming at me with such a low posture?'

Because he had smelled the strong scent of an incident from Kim Jae-hyun who had come to find him.

(End of Chapter)