The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 92

The faces of the people who had their heads bowed turned pale at Susanoo's words, which were like a cold guillotine.

They had thought something was unusual when the guys who usually just took the goods gathered them in one place.

However, this was the worst-case scenario that was beyond their imagination.

'Damn it! What the hell is going on! How much damage did they suffer to come out like this!'

'Fuck, we don't have any information on the other guys, so why are they suspecting us?!'

'Hoo, should I have investigated somehow before coming? No, if I had shown such a move, my head would have been cut off before I even got here.'

'I thought it was strange that so many came. Were they planning to subdue us with force in case of an emergency?'

They desperately racked their brains to grasp the situation, but that was all they could do.

As they were grinding their teeth and biting their lips with their heads bowed, a few of them secretly exchanged signals.

When several dogs gather, some of them are exceptionally good at smelling, or have developed senses.

And among them, of course, there were also those who were good at reading their master's mind.

'So this is how it's going to be.'

A few of the people in this place had suspected this situation from the moment they were told to come here.

A situation where [Dawn] judged that they had outlived their usefulness and was trying to erase the connection to [Dawn] by killing them who were gathering supplies.

Although it was an organization that was their backer, the organization called [Dawn] was an extremely unpleasant organization even to them.

Although they had provided various support, they had thoroughly excluded any attempts to find out their information and had simply demanded obedience.

Thinking about it that way, it was inevitable that such a situation would occur someday.

'I was thinking of switching sides soon, so this is good. Now, as planned, I'll create a big confusion, then use that opportunity to escape and go into hiding somewhere, and it'll be over.'

While others were hiding their contorted faces by bowing their heads, they were forcibly controlling the corners of their mouths that were twisting.

And they waited.

For the confusion that would allow them to escape to occur.

'...?'

However, even as time passed, the confusion they had been waiting for did not occur.

According to the original plan, the subordinates they had secretly raised, avoiding the eyes of [Dawn], should have started moving and causing a commotion, and by now, they should have arrived here, creating an opportunity for them to escape, but even after the planned time had passed, there was no sign of anything.

As they were feeling increasingly anxious and breaking out in a cold sweat at that fact.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwang-!!!

A large explosion suddenly occurred, and the building shook so much that the impact was felt even in the basement where they were.

"What, what is it!"

"What is this?"

Everyone in the room was surprised and flustered by the unexpected situation.

'What happened?'

It was the same for the humans who were secretly planning.

Causing an explosion was not in their plan.

Because if something went wrong, even they could be in danger.

However, a few.

The members of [Dawn] showed no change in their expression, as if they had predicted this situation.

No, rather, they even smiled faintly as if they had caught an unexpectedly big fish.

"It seems an uninvited guest has arrived."

"I see."

Shunk-

At that moment, the door was suddenly cut and fell to the floor.

Thump-

At that loud noise, people's gazes turned towards the entrance.

"Tsk, it's a den of cockroaches."

What was there was a man wearing a black goblin mask.

At the same time as he appeared, everyone present realized who the man was and why such a thing had suddenly happened.

This was a raid to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Clank-

Yeonhwa, wearing the black goblin mask, pointed at Susanoo and asked.

"Are you the vermin from [Dawn]?"

To that, Susanoo smiled arrogantly and said.

"Are you the trash from [Underworld]?"

***

"I knew you moved in a small group of around 10 people, but I didn't expect this. Are you telling me you caused such a commotion and only one person came?"

At Susanoo's words, which were laced with a sneer, Yeonhwa said calmly.

"My subordinates are cleaning up the riffraff you brought."

At Yeonhwa's words, Susanoo's brow furrowed in displeasure.

From the moment they first came to Korea, they had come with the assumption that [Underworld] might attack them.

That's why, even while holding a meeting here, they had deployed about a hundred shadow agents outside, and now Yeonhwa was saying that the other guild members of [Underworld] were hunting those shadows.

Thud-thud-

Seeing Yeonhwa walking towards them without hesitation, Susanoo said as if in disbelief.

"Don't tell me you think you can win against the guys here and us all by yourself?"

"Even if I were holding a wooden stick instead of a sword, I could easily kill trash like you."

At Yeonhwa's words, Susanoo looked at him as if he were pathetic.

It was natural.

Just because a single dog walks into a pack of wolves, there would be no wolf that would be afraid of the dog.

'Judging from how he cut the door just now, he certainly has some strength, but that's probably it.'

Susanoo drew his sword, a sneer on his face.

It was time to clean up the trash that had dared to block the path of [Dawn] without knowing its place.

In the first place, the reason he, an executive of [Dawn], and two of the strongest members of the organization had come to a place like this was to surely kill [Underworld] the moment they met them.

'Well, when I first heard it, I thought there was no need for this, but it's not bad to come out to the field like this and get some fresh air once in a while.'

It was also true that he had been a little bored.

'Then let's enjoy...'

Kwa-aaaaang--!!!!!

However, the guild masters of the Black Guilds who had their heads bowed moved a step faster than Susanoo.

Having secretly drawn their weapons, they took advantage of a momentary opening and launched a surprise attack with all their might.

They clearly remembered the situation just a moment ago when they were suspected of being spies.

At that time, they had no way to prove their innocence and could only rack their brains while breaking out in a cold sweat, but now it was different.

Right in front of them.

A piece of evidence that could prove their innocence, or at least create a crack in that suspicion, had appeared.

'If I can kill this guy here, my suspicion will be cleared!'

'I can't let the other guys handle it.'

'I must attack with all my might, leaving no room for error.'

The life-and-death situation became a stimulant that stimulated the guild masters' brains, allowing them to exert more power than they usually had.

They raised all their internal energy and aura, imbued it into their respective weapons, and rushed at Yeonhwa.

To make the arrow of suspicion directed at them turn elsewhere.

Swoosh-

That's why it was truly ironic.

Their action of swinging their weapons to protect their lives.

Chwa-aaak-

On the contrary, it resulted in taking their lives.

Float-

Heads separated from their bodies and floated in the air.

Even at that moment, the expressions on the guild masters' faces were confident, and their eyes shone like a hawk's aiming for its prey.

The fact that Yeonhwa's sword had been swung.

The fact that their necks had been cut by that sword.

They did not realize the fact that they were dead.

In a way, it could be called a happy death.

Because they ended their lives in the midst of happy imaginations and confident ambitions, without even knowing that they were dying, and without feeling any pain.

'It's a luxurious death for guys like these.'

Yeonhwa thought, and lightly stomped his foot.

Layers of accumulated ripples spread out, pushing the heads floating in the air far away.

'Ten of them.'

Yeonhwa, who had confirmed the number of heads he had just cut off, looked around.

There was an expression he had seen many times before.

Eyes and mouths opened to their limits as if testing their limits. It was a truly foolish-looking expression every time he saw it.

'Come to think of it, it's been a while since I've seen it.'

It was an expression he had always seen in Pantheon, but this was the first time he was seeing it in reality.

Because the guy he had fought with so far had only ever shown a provocative and confident smile in any situation.

Chuckle-

"Thanks to those guys, the information inside the building is being thoroughly controlled, and since I plan to demolish this building anyway, I don't have to worry about leaving any traces."

Hwoooong-

With a light swing of the sword, the black smoke that had flowed into the room was cut in half.

Like a beautiful lotus flower blooming from the mud, the smoke parted, and the rich scent of lotus flowers spread throughout the room.

"Since I'm in a good mood, I'll give you a chance to struggle with all your might. You can run away if you want."

Yeonhwa said, looking at Susanoo, whose initial sneer had disappeared and whose eyes were now filled with caution and fear.

"But you might run into a pretty crazy guy, so I recommend you just die by my hand here."

It was advice that came from a sincere heart, with no falsehood.

Grind-

Hearing those words, Susanoo felt a great sense of humiliation at the thought that he was being ignored.

'No. No. No. No...'

He shook his head and muttered strongly as if hypnotizing himself.

He bit his lip so hard that it burst and blood flowed out.

Only then did Ryusuke, who had barely escaped from Yeonhwa's pressure, shout loudly as if to shake off even the last afterimage.

"Get a hold of yourself!!!"

Crack-

At the huge shout imbued with internal energy, the marble on the floor cracked and broke.

"Rush in using the advantage of numbers! Draw your swords and swing! Stab their hearts and cut their necks to kill them!"

Susanoo, that was the name he had used in Pantheon.

He had an outstanding talent for the sword and was born into a family that could be called the top tier in Japan.

He thought his life was blessed.

He believed he could rise endlessly with his talent and the power he had from birth.

-Keo-heok!

-How pathetic.

He, who had been like that, was miserably broken when he met the man called the Sword King in Pantheon.

However, what truly shocked Susanoo was not the fact that he had been defeated.

The absolute difference in talent.

The eyes that said he was not even worth a fingernail.

'They're the same as the eyes that guy is looking at me with now.'

That's why Susanoo was angry.

Just for giving him such shame for a moment, he deserved to be killed a thousand times and turned into a pool of blood.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa--!!!

At Susanoo's words, half of the guild masters who had lived as dogs of [Dawn] reflexively rushed at Yeonhwa with all their might.

"Damn it!"

"What the hell is going on all of a sudden!"

And the other half, who had planned a rebellion, ran towards the exit as if fleeing.

At that moment, their fates were sealed.

Swoooosh-

A small sound, as if cutting paper, filled the room.

Thump- Thump- Thump-

And so, ten more heads rolled on the floor.

The scent of the lotus flowers that bloomed with blood as their nourishment was so alluring.

"So, what are you guys going to do? I won't stop you if you run away like the guys just now, but since you're here, I'd like one of you to stay."

Yeonhwa's eyes, standing in the center of the purple lotus flowers, were just indifferent.

(End of Chapter)